Glossary of Terms
We take great pride in making our clients feel confident about their jobs during the production process. To help you gain a better understanding of what’s happening with your project, we’ve compiled a glossary of terms that we commonly use in our industry.
Glossary of Commonly Used Industry Terms
There are currently 20 names in this directory beginning with the letter O.
Oblong
A term used to describe printed books, catalogs etc., that are bound on their shorter side; also referred to as album bound.
Offset
The most commonly used printing method, whereby the printed material does not receive the ink directly from the printing plate but from an intermediary cylinder called a blanket which receives the ink from the plate and transfers it to the paper.
Offset Gravure
A complex offset process involving multiple transfers between the gravure plate, the plate cylinder and a solid rubber plate.
Offset Lithography
Indirect printing method in which the inked image on the press-plate is first printed onto a rubber blanket, then in turn offsets the inked impression on to the sheet of paper.
Opacity
Quality of papers that defines its opaqueness or ability to prevent two-sided printing from showing through.
Overlay
A transparent sheet placed over artwork, in register with the work it covers; this is used to call out other color components of the work, instructions or corrections.