Print Dictionary
The Printing Industry is full of jargon that serves to confuse and frustrate customers and outsiders. Below are some common terms used in the printing industry.
Against the grain: Folding or feeding paper at right angles to the grain direction of the paper. On some stocks folding against the grain can result in quality control [...]

Choosing the Right Paper for Your Job
Print is unique amongst all other forms of communication in that it is textural as well as visual. Both the “look” and the “feel” are benefits of print.
Paper selection is one of the most important aspects to consider when designing and producing a printed piece. Paper selection can have [...]

This video shows how to use Paragraph Styles, Character Styles, and Drop Caps in Adobe InDesign. This is our first video, so please take a minute to check it out and leave us your feedback. Thanks!
How to use styles in Adobe InDesign CS3 from Ryan Casey on Vimeo.

Okay, okay. I am a printer but I admit it: The Internet is an amazing media tool. As providers of traditional print communications, we need to NOT be Ostriches. Instead, we need to strive daily to keep our heads firmly out of the sand and see the value of electronic media. Having admitted that, [...]

In these volitile economic times every dime saved helps. You can save a little energy by setting your PC to automatically go into a power saving mode when you have left it idle for a period of time. Windows has tools to activate and adjust the setting built into the “control panel”
The attached PDF has [...]

The “Warm Up Winter” team at Casey Printing talked the talk and walked the walk as they gathered and distributed 423 items of warm winter clothing to those in need this Christmas season.

Concerned about the economic slowdown and rising unemployment, the Casey team scoured their own closets, as well as approaching neighbors, friends and relatives, [...]

We have all been there: having dealt with being stuck in traffic, finding parking, and rushing past a secretary into a conference room. You finally have you bearings straight and are looking forward to what you hope will be a productive use of your time. Suddenly the lights dim, a screen comes down and the [...]

In Adobe InDesign next to every font name is a small symbol that designates the type of font that it is. These font types include OpenType, True Type and PostScript. The newest, most modern of these is OpenType. 
The open type font standard was created in an effort to establish an open system for developing high [...]

In a recent typography class, I had the opportunity to learn about typographers quotes. Although the type of quote that is used is a fairly minor component of a document, using the correct type of quotes is an easy way to make sure that your document is the best that it can be.
The most important [...]

Recently, Casey Printing needed to perform major maintenance to one of it’s printing presses. Part of that maintenance work includes a complete and thorough cleaning.
Anybody who has been around printing knows that a printing press can get pretty dirty deep down inside and that in order to consistently provide a high quality product, even the [...]