| Have you ever wondered who handles you print jobs | | | | goes first. |
| each and every time you ask an online printing | | | | • Color Management |
| company to do them for you? The prepress handles | | | | This is the step where they would check if the colors |
| your job orders once you have uploaded them on the | | | | are compatible with the type of printing you are asking |
| internet and they are the ones who are going to | | | | them to do. It is also their job to see if the colors |
| handle it from there. The quality and outcome of your | | | | contrast or complement each other. They could make |
| work would depend on how they handle it. They are | | | | some adjustments on the colors you incorporated but |
| more of like an extended employee of your business | | | | of course, they must first ask for your approval. |
| because your print jobs would soley depends on how | | | | • Proofing |
| they deal with it. | | | | Proofing is the part where the graphic artists would |
| The Prepress | | | | check the over-all outcome of your print jobs. This is |
| The prepress is a team composed mostly of | | | | where they would check each and every detail of |
| experienced graphic designers who are considered | | | | your prints. With your permission, they could make |
| experts w hen it comes to their specific fields and | | | | several adjustments that are capable of making your |
| specialties. They are the ones who would represent | | | | prints look its best. |
| the printing company you are working with as you | | | | • Design tips |
| start your printing process until you end it. | | | | Being the professional graphic designers that they are, |
| What do they do? | | | | they would be able to give you some tips that would |
| They practically do everything from the start as you | | | | work for you and your prints. These tips could range |
| place your orders up until the end wherein your prints | | | | from doing your layouts, placing your images or the |
| are shipped or mailed back to you. Here are just some | | | | printing process itself. They are more than willing to |
| of the things they are usually tasked to do. | | | | help you and give you tips about whatever. |
| • Planning | | | | • File Submission |
| This comes most especially for those ones who know | | | | Once they have done the necessary adjustments and |
| do not know too much about coming up with their print | | | | you have approved it, they would then submit these |
| jobs. Not only will the prepress help you plan in | | | | files to the printers which in turn would come up with |
| whatever print you want to produce but they will also | | | | the hard copies of your print jobs. |
| plan how your print jobs could be run to make it most | | | | If you want your print jobs to come out at its best, you |
| cost-efficient. Their planning jobs could be as easy as | | | | must trust the prepress with what they are doing. |
| assisting you with your design and layout up to the | | | | These people are the ones who guide you through out |
| most complex of fixing which print is which and what | | | | the whole printing process. |