I wish I would have received the Print Handbook many years ago. It's such a simple idea, yet no one ever thought of it ''til Andy Brown did at The Media Collective agency located in the UK. The little book (it's only 28 pica x 42 pica, er… 4.667 inches by 7 inches) covers everything from overprinting, to colour (er…color), to what music the designers were listening to when creating the book. It's a great quick and simple reference. The paper size section gives dimensions for everything you need including a 48 sheet billboard and even the Gutenberg Bible. It also has a great handy dandy dots per inch section, showing the same photos 50dpi up to 600dpi. Makes telling people who have no idea what dots per inch is a lot easier.
The book costs £6 ($9.40 US), but it's worth the money. It is loaded with experiments and examples all related to printing. If you don't want to buy the book, you can sign up for their newsletter, which offers links to helpful resources. You can view the latest newsletter here. One of the links they featured in the newsletter took you to a Youtube channel (fyi for anyone doing a Youtube channel for project 2). It's a pretty funny video and I don't think I would have found it if not for the newsletter.
Definitely check out the newsletter and the links featured in the latest newsletter. I'll bring in the book on Wednesday for anyone who wants to see it.
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