how to design a creative business card and how make it professional. i discuss about all types of business card and how to make it final copy. bla bla bla..
The document provides an overview of graphic design and how to earn money through graphic design work online. It discusses the basics of graphic design including the graphic design process and elements of design like line, shape, and color. It then describes how to sign up on a freelance website called 99designs to find graphic design jobs and projects to earn money, walking through the registration, profile setup, and bidding on contest steps. The goal is to demonstrate how someone can learn graphic design and earn an income through online freelance work.
This document provides information and guidelines for designing a successful business card. It discusses standard business card sizes, important information to include, design tips, font recommendations, and printing do's and don'ts. Key aspects to focus on include keeping the design simple, using readable fonts, including essential contact details, and following size and layout specifications for clear printing. Technical printing terms are also defined to help with the design and production process.
The document discusses trends in web design for 2012, including simplicity, typography, open space, textures, letterpress, ribbons, and stitching. It also lists circles, soft colors, responsive web design, and scrolling as trends. Useful websites for web design inspiration and tutorials are provided.
The document provides guidance for non-graphic designers on the basics of graphic design, outlining key considerations like target audience, content, image area, color, and printing before beginning a design project. It also discusses design principles like simplicity, emphasis, and white space and common dos and don'ts such as using high resolution photos for print versus low resolution for web. The overall message is that effective visual communication is the goal of graphic design rather than absolute right and wrong.
Inspired by a combination of Pop Art, Dada, and Contemporary Collage, this project encourages customers to utilize Print Place’s high quality printing service.
This document provides an overview of graphic design work and services, including business cards, flyers, logos, and social media headers. It highlights redesign projects, galleries of work, and tips for standout designs using techniques like SVG files, vectors, and photo editing. The graphic designer's services include web and print ads, branding, layout strategies, and template designs to promote their business.
HICap talk is to inform others of the necessary steps in creating a website and understanding the importance of UI (User Interface) + UX (User Experience) design.
These steps may seem tedious, but as you dive into the design or even the development stage, you’ll quickly find out that this process will help to diminish problems that could occur down the road.
These are the UI slides
About Kathryne Sakata
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Kat received her graphic design degree from the New Media Arts Interface Design Program at Kapiolani Community College. She is currently a Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Design Asylum, Inc. and the Lead UI Designer at Undefeated Games, Inc. Kat enjoys engaging with new people and sharing her enthusiasm for design. She is an active member of AIGA Honolulu, HI-Capacity and Alakai Young Professionals and participates in various events including Startup Weekend, HNL New Tech Meetup, and WetWare Weds.
Event info: http://www.hicapacity.org/2013/05/23/ui-ux/
The document provides an overview of graphic design and how to earn money through graphic design work online. It discusses the basics of graphic design including the graphic design process and elements of design like line, shape, and color. It then describes how to sign up on a freelance website called 99designs to find graphic design jobs and projects to earn money, walking through the registration, profile setup, and bidding on contest steps. The goal is to demonstrate how someone can learn graphic design and earn an income through online freelance work.
This document provides information and guidelines for designing a successful business card. It discusses standard business card sizes, important information to include, design tips, font recommendations, and printing do's and don'ts. Key aspects to focus on include keeping the design simple, using readable fonts, including essential contact details, and following size and layout specifications for clear printing. Technical printing terms are also defined to help with the design and production process.
The document discusses trends in web design for 2012, including simplicity, typography, open space, textures, letterpress, ribbons, and stitching. It also lists circles, soft colors, responsive web design, and scrolling as trends. Useful websites for web design inspiration and tutorials are provided.
The document provides guidance for non-graphic designers on the basics of graphic design, outlining key considerations like target audience, content, image area, color, and printing before beginning a design project. It also discusses design principles like simplicity, emphasis, and white space and common dos and don'ts such as using high resolution photos for print versus low resolution for web. The overall message is that effective visual communication is the goal of graphic design rather than absolute right and wrong.
Inspired by a combination of Pop Art, Dada, and Contemporary Collage, this project encourages customers to utilize Print Place’s high quality printing service.
This document provides an overview of graphic design work and services, including business cards, flyers, logos, and social media headers. It highlights redesign projects, galleries of work, and tips for standout designs using techniques like SVG files, vectors, and photo editing. The graphic designer's services include web and print ads, branding, layout strategies, and template designs to promote their business.
HICap talk is to inform others of the necessary steps in creating a website and understanding the importance of UI (User Interface) + UX (User Experience) design.
These steps may seem tedious, but as you dive into the design or even the development stage, you’ll quickly find out that this process will help to diminish problems that could occur down the road.
These are the UI slides
About Kathryne Sakata
====
Kat received her graphic design degree from the New Media Arts Interface Design Program at Kapiolani Community College. She is currently a Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Design Asylum, Inc. and the Lead UI Designer at Undefeated Games, Inc. Kat enjoys engaging with new people and sharing her enthusiasm for design. She is an active member of AIGA Honolulu, HI-Capacity and Alakai Young Professionals and participates in various events including Startup Weekend, HNL New Tech Meetup, and WetWare Weds.
Event info: http://www.hicapacity.org/2013/05/23/ui-ux/
This document outlines guidelines for creating effective graphic designs. It discusses establishing a simple workflow, following basic design principles like using grids and limiting fonts, and providing clear visual hierarchies. Specific tips covered include using bold colors, designing at size, selecting impactful images, and ensuring legibility of text. The goal is to help novices create graphics that are simple yet communicate information in an organized, visually pleasing manner.
Graphic Design for Non-Designers. How to design and lay out your important business documents like flyers, brochures, business cards, pamphlets – even presentations.
Nine Habits of Effective Designers outlines key principles for graphic designers to follow: 1) Keep designs simple and remove unnecessary elements; 2) Clearly establish a visual hierarchy; 3) Use principles of contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity (CRAP) to guide the eye; 4) Limit fonts to one serif and one sans serif; 5) Use a "magic number" like 12 for layout grids and type sizes; 6) Imitate respected designers but develop your own style; 7) Use color consciously and consistently; 8) Follow principles of alignment and grid layout; 9) Design at the intended size without scaling.
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Proximity deals with the physical closeness of different elements on the page.
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Contrast is what makes the design pop!
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Alignment is the idea that everything on the page should be aligned to something else.
Visual communication for digital media m.mujeeb riazMujeeb Riaz
The document discusses visual communication and principles of visual perception. It describes the purposes and functions of images as informative, communicative, expressive, and aesthetic. Two principles are explained: the relationship between figure and ground, and the law of good form which states that perception seeks the simplest form of organization. Different types of images like photographs, paintings, and digital images are mentioned. Visual communication is said to be versatile, attention-grabbing, and aid in messaging through stories and association. Design principles of unity, balance, hierarchy, and scale are also noted.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective websites. It recommends using a consistent layout with predictable interaction and clear instruction. Visual elements like graphics and text should be easy to understand and support the site's purpose. The principles of layout, color schemes, headers, navigation and tabbed content from popular newspaper websites are discussed. Effective business web design uses simple centered layouts, draws attention to the content with strong focal colors, utilizes white space and uses larger text sizes to emphasize important information.
The document outlines the process for making a magazine, including issue planning with content categories and percentages, layout, topic selection tailored to the target readership, text writing, and production elements like photo shoots, fashion editorials, and interviews. It describes the roles of editor-in-chief, editors, graphic designers, and others in developing content, designing pages, fact-checking text, and coordinating the magazine production process.
Graphic design involves using visual elements like images, symbols, and words to communicate ideas. It is commonly used to create things like logos, websites, product packaging, magazines, books, menus, business cards, and advertisements. The key elements of graphic design include lines, color, shape, texture, and typography. Graphic designers use both traditional tools like pens and paint on canvas as well as digital tools to arrange visual elements on a page according to principles of page layout.
This document is a portfolio of graphic design work by Julie Finch. It includes magazine spreads, currency and pizza box designs, book covers, branding projects, photography, and web design. The portfolio shows Finch's skills in areas like layout, typography, illustration, photo editing and web development. It provides examples of her client work and qualifications in graphic and web design.
The document provides guidance on optimizing websites and landing pages for success, including identifying the target user and purpose, designing for usability and conversions, incorporating calls to action, and writing helpful content. It stresses minimizing distractions and loading time while focusing designs on the user experience and goals. Various digital marketing tactics are also listed such as search engine optimization, social media, video, analytics, and pay-per-click advertising.
Contour lines and silhouettes are outlines that trace the shape of an object without any details of the interior. Silhouettes were commonly used before photography as mementos, with people tracing their outlines. A contour line or silhouette drawing focuses only on the object's outline and interesting shapes, with the viewer unable to see features like eyes or clothing. To create a silhouette, one selects a subject, traces its outline, and cuts it from black paper to glue onto a background.
Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving using elements such as typography, photography, illustration, and more. It involves creating visual representations of ideas, experiences, and messages through combining images and text. Graphic designers use principles such as balance, hierarchy, scale/proportion, and software programs to design logos, websites, advertisements, packaging, and other materials for businesses and publications. The goal is to effectively convey information to consumers through memorable and meaningful visual design.
Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software used to design publications like magazines, books and posters. It was introduced in 1999 as the successor to PageMaker. The basics of graphic design in InDesign include lines, shapes, mass, texture and color. These elements are used to structure page layout and provide visual interest. The document also discusses printing considerations like RGB vs CMYK color modes and image resolution. It provides vocabulary terms related to InDesign tools and functions and outlines a tutorial for making a basic brochure in the software.
This document is an introduction to a web design course that teaches students how to make their websites look professionally designed using techniques like proper use of colors, images, fonts, icons, and layout/spacing. It covers topics such as typography, working with images, choosing colors, and getting design inspiration from other websites. The goal is to help students learn web design principles and skills to create visually appealing websites that optimize the user experience.
JONAS' RESOURCES FOR BUILDING BEAUTIFUL WEBSITES WITH HTML, CSS AND JAVASCRIPTTanyaVarshney9
This document is an introduction to a web design course that teaches students how to make their websites look professionally designed using techniques like proper typography, color selection, image placement, icon usage, layout, and user experience design. It provides tips and best practices in these areas and encourages students to get inspired by studying other successful website designs. The goal is to help students create visually appealing websites that optimize the user experience and conversion rates. The document recommends constant practice and continuing to learn new skills.
The document provides an overview of key principles of web design including keeping designs simple, prioritizing the user experience, using grids and standard ad sizes, and analyzing site architecture, usability, design, and content. It discusses designing for how people use the web by scanning and being impatient. Readability, findability, and usability are important to consider. The design process involves sketching wireframes and mockups before coding.
The document provides definitions and guidelines for various design elements. It discusses percentage breakdowns for course assessments including exams, presentations, assignments, and activities. It also defines color modes for print and screen. Additionally, it provides guidelines for business cards regarding font size, outlining text, and bleed areas. Further sections cover social media covers, brand guidelines, stationery design, book covers, packaging, labels, and logos. Key advice includes making text legible on business cards and extending designs to the bleed area.
This document provides an overview of different types of conventional printing and digital printing, as well as tips for printing projects. It discusses sheetfed printing, web printing, and envelopes. For web printing, it describes various inline finishing capabilities like plow folding, die cutting, and 4-color process imaging. The document also provides tips for providing specifications, avoiding problems, cutting costs without sacrificing quality, and involving printing suppliers. Finally, it discusses digital and variable content printing, including hybrid conventional/digital workflows and complex variable data projects.
This document outlines guidelines for creating effective graphic designs. It discusses establishing a simple workflow, following basic design principles like using grids and limiting fonts, and providing clear visual hierarchies. Specific tips covered include using bold colors, designing at size, selecting impactful images, and ensuring legibility of text. The goal is to help novices create graphics that are simple yet communicate information in an organized, visually pleasing manner.
Graphic Design for Non-Designers. How to design and lay out your important business documents like flyers, brochures, business cards, pamphlets – even presentations.
Nine Habits of Effective Designers outlines key principles for graphic designers to follow: 1) Keep designs simple and remove unnecessary elements; 2) Clearly establish a visual hierarchy; 3) Use principles of contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity (CRAP) to guide the eye; 4) Limit fonts to one serif and one sans serif; 5) Use a "magic number" like 12 for layout grids and type sizes; 6) Imitate respected designers but develop your own style; 7) Use color consciously and consistently; 8) Follow principles of alignment and grid layout; 9) Design at the intended size without scaling.
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Proximity deals with the physical closeness of different elements on the page.
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Contrast is what makes the design pop!
For more resources, visit DigitalArtTeacher.com.
There are four techniques that can be used to create an effective layout for any number of publications; posters, flyers, business cards, even websites!
They may be called by the acronym: CRAP.
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
Alignment is the idea that everything on the page should be aligned to something else.
Visual communication for digital media m.mujeeb riazMujeeb Riaz
The document discusses visual communication and principles of visual perception. It describes the purposes and functions of images as informative, communicative, expressive, and aesthetic. Two principles are explained: the relationship between figure and ground, and the law of good form which states that perception seeks the simplest form of organization. Different types of images like photographs, paintings, and digital images are mentioned. Visual communication is said to be versatile, attention-grabbing, and aid in messaging through stories and association. Design principles of unity, balance, hierarchy, and scale are also noted.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective websites. It recommends using a consistent layout with predictable interaction and clear instruction. Visual elements like graphics and text should be easy to understand and support the site's purpose. The principles of layout, color schemes, headers, navigation and tabbed content from popular newspaper websites are discussed. Effective business web design uses simple centered layouts, draws attention to the content with strong focal colors, utilizes white space and uses larger text sizes to emphasize important information.
The document outlines the process for making a magazine, including issue planning with content categories and percentages, layout, topic selection tailored to the target readership, text writing, and production elements like photo shoots, fashion editorials, and interviews. It describes the roles of editor-in-chief, editors, graphic designers, and others in developing content, designing pages, fact-checking text, and coordinating the magazine production process.
Graphic design involves using visual elements like images, symbols, and words to communicate ideas. It is commonly used to create things like logos, websites, product packaging, magazines, books, menus, business cards, and advertisements. The key elements of graphic design include lines, color, shape, texture, and typography. Graphic designers use both traditional tools like pens and paint on canvas as well as digital tools to arrange visual elements on a page according to principles of page layout.
This document is a portfolio of graphic design work by Julie Finch. It includes magazine spreads, currency and pizza box designs, book covers, branding projects, photography, and web design. The portfolio shows Finch's skills in areas like layout, typography, illustration, photo editing and web development. It provides examples of her client work and qualifications in graphic and web design.
The document provides guidance on optimizing websites and landing pages for success, including identifying the target user and purpose, designing for usability and conversions, incorporating calls to action, and writing helpful content. It stresses minimizing distractions and loading time while focusing designs on the user experience and goals. Various digital marketing tactics are also listed such as search engine optimization, social media, video, analytics, and pay-per-click advertising.
Contour lines and silhouettes are outlines that trace the shape of an object without any details of the interior. Silhouettes were commonly used before photography as mementos, with people tracing their outlines. A contour line or silhouette drawing focuses only on the object's outline and interesting shapes, with the viewer unable to see features like eyes or clothing. To create a silhouette, one selects a subject, traces its outline, and cuts it from black paper to glue onto a background.
Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving using elements such as typography, photography, illustration, and more. It involves creating visual representations of ideas, experiences, and messages through combining images and text. Graphic designers use principles such as balance, hierarchy, scale/proportion, and software programs to design logos, websites, advertisements, packaging, and other materials for businesses and publications. The goal is to effectively convey information to consumers through memorable and meaningful visual design.
Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software used to design publications like magazines, books and posters. It was introduced in 1999 as the successor to PageMaker. The basics of graphic design in InDesign include lines, shapes, mass, texture and color. These elements are used to structure page layout and provide visual interest. The document also discusses printing considerations like RGB vs CMYK color modes and image resolution. It provides vocabulary terms related to InDesign tools and functions and outlines a tutorial for making a basic brochure in the software.
This document is an introduction to a web design course that teaches students how to make their websites look professionally designed using techniques like proper use of colors, images, fonts, icons, and layout/spacing. It covers topics such as typography, working with images, choosing colors, and getting design inspiration from other websites. The goal is to help students learn web design principles and skills to create visually appealing websites that optimize the user experience.
JONAS' RESOURCES FOR BUILDING BEAUTIFUL WEBSITES WITH HTML, CSS AND JAVASCRIPTTanyaVarshney9
This document is an introduction to a web design course that teaches students how to make their websites look professionally designed using techniques like proper typography, color selection, image placement, icon usage, layout, and user experience design. It provides tips and best practices in these areas and encourages students to get inspired by studying other successful website designs. The goal is to help students create visually appealing websites that optimize the user experience and conversion rates. The document recommends constant practice and continuing to learn new skills.
The document provides an overview of key principles of web design including keeping designs simple, prioritizing the user experience, using grids and standard ad sizes, and analyzing site architecture, usability, design, and content. It discusses designing for how people use the web by scanning and being impatient. Readability, findability, and usability are important to consider. The design process involves sketching wireframes and mockups before coding.
The document provides definitions and guidelines for various design elements. It discusses percentage breakdowns for course assessments including exams, presentations, assignments, and activities. It also defines color modes for print and screen. Additionally, it provides guidelines for business cards regarding font size, outlining text, and bleed areas. Further sections cover social media covers, brand guidelines, stationery design, book covers, packaging, labels, and logos. Key advice includes making text legible on business cards and extending designs to the bleed area.
This document provides an overview of different types of conventional printing and digital printing, as well as tips for printing projects. It discusses sheetfed printing, web printing, and envelopes. For web printing, it describes various inline finishing capabilities like plow folding, die cutting, and 4-color process imaging. The document also provides tips for providing specifications, avoiding problems, cutting costs without sacrificing quality, and involving printing suppliers. Finally, it discusses digital and variable content printing, including hybrid conventional/digital workflows and complex variable data projects.
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This document contains Shea Hinds' graphic design portfolio, including various projects and examples of work. The portfolio includes business cards, posters, advertisements, brochures and other pieces. It also contains technical pages explaining concepts like bleed, file types including JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, EPS and PDF, as well as descriptions of vector and raster images. Finally, it provides an overview of the CRAP design principles - Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity and brief explanations of each.
Can you make the logo bigger? or How to talk to a designerAndreas Beining
Some of the topics covered:
- What is design?
- Form Follows Function
- The Brief
- BIGGER LOGO!
And most importantly:
"How to talk to a designer"
The presentation was held at WordCamp Norway 2014, Oslo, the 25.1.2014.
Let me know if you have any other tips on how to talk to a designer! Tweet me @beining
Feedback given by participants at #wcnorge after my presentation http://sfy.co/hcYV
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Career on business card design
1.
2. WHAT IS BS CARD?
• A SMALL CARD PRINTED WITH ONE'S NAME, PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION, COMPANY POSITION,
BUSINESS ADDRESS, AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION.
5. SIZE AND SPECIFICATIONS
• US HORIZONTAL BUSINESS CARD
•Standard dimensions: 3.5 x 2 inches
•Bleed size: ⅛ extra (total size inc. bleed
would be 3.75 x 2.25 inches)
6. WHAT INFO TO INCLUDE?
• BUSINESS NAME
• LOGO
• FULL NAME
• TELEPHONE NUMBER
• EMAIL
• WEBSITE
8. DESIGN TYPE?
• USING A PRO? THEN INTEGRATE YOUR LOGO AND COLOR SCHEME.
• DOING IT YOURSELF? THEN HARD TO GO WRONG WITH WHITE CARD AND BLACK TEXT.
• “SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION” - LEONARDO DA VINCI
9. CHOOSE YOUR FONTS
• READABILITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
• DON’T USE GIMMICKY FONTS
10. DO’S AND DON’TS
• GREAT DESIGN NEVER CAME FROM FOLLOWING RULES. SO, BREAK ‘EM! EXCEPT FOR THESE. THEY’RE
PRETTY IMPORTANT. STICK TO THESE GUIDELINES TO ENSURE YOUR TEXT, IMAGES AND LAYOUT ARE
PERFECT.
11. DO’S
• DO MAKE THE COMPANY NAME/LOGO LARGER THAN 12PT.
• DO OUTLINE FONTS FOR PERMANENT TEXT SUCH AS COMPANY NAME AND SLOGAN.
• DO STRETCH YOUR DESIGN TO THE EDGE OF THE BLEED AREA.
• DO REMOVE ALL TEMPLATE LAYERS SO ONLY YOUR DESIGN IS LEFT WHEN SUBMITTED TO CLIENT.
12. DON’TS
• DON’T USE ANY FONT SIZES SMALLER THAN 8PT.
• DON’T OUTLINE FONTS FOR EDITABLE TEXT SUCH AS CONTACT INFORMATION IN YOUR SOURCE FILES.
• DON’T USE BORDERS BECAUSE THEY’LL PROBABLY LOOK LOPSIDED AFTER PRINTING.
• DON’T SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE DESIGN IN A FILE.
13. THE DICTIONARY OF DESIGN
• CMYK AND RGB... DROIDS FROM STAR WARS, RIGHT? DESIGN LINGO CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY, BUT WE
CAN TRANSLATE. HERE ARE SOME DESIGN AND PRINTING TERMS YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW.
14. COLOR MODE
HOW COLORS ARE REPRESENTED IN YOUR DESIGN
• CMYK: AN INK-BASED MODE USED IN PRINT.
• RGB: A LIGHT-BASED MODE USED ON-SCREEN.
15. RESOLUTION
THE AMOUNT OF PIXEL DETAIL IN AN IMAGE
• LOW RESOLUTION: FEW PIXELS MAKE THE IMAGE PIXELATED.
• HIGH RESOLUTION: MANY PIXELS MAKE THE IMAGE SHARP.
16. PRINT GUIDELINES
• TRIM LINE: WHERE THE PRINTER WILL CUT YOUR IMAGE.
• BLEED: THE AREA BEYOND THE TRIM LINE THAT EXTENDS PRINTING TO THE EDGE.
• SAFETY LINE: THE BORDER THAT CONTAINS ALL PRINTABLE TEXT.
18. SHAPE AND ORIENTATION
HOW YOUR DESIGN PHYSICALLY APPEARS
• HORIZONTAL: SHORT, WIDE, AND LANDSCAPE-STYLE. THE CLASSIC CARD.
• VERTICAL: TALL, SKINNY, AND PORTRAIT-STYLE. TURNING NORMAL ON ITS SIDE.
• FOLDING: RECTANGULAR WITH A CREASE. STANDARD BUT STAND-OUT.
• DIE-CUT: ANY SIZE, ANY SHAPE. A BOLD WAY TO GO BEYOND BASIC.
20. PRINTING TECHNIQUES
• 4-COLOR OFFSET: THE STANDARD, FULL COLOR PRINTING PROCESS.
• 1- OR 2-COLOR: LIMITED COLOR FOR LIMITED BUDGETS.
• FOIL INK: SPECIALTY PROCESS THAT USES METALLIC FOIL RATHER THAN INK.
• SPOT COLOR: COLOR GENERATED BY AN INK (PURE OR MIXED) PRINTED USING A SINGLE RUN.