Melbourne Museum of Printing | Our Glossary of Printing and Typography PROOFREADING, WORKFLOW, IMAGES AND COLOUR |
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IF YOU KNOW THE NAME OF A TERM, GO TO THE ALPHABETIC PAGE eg to find PICA choose the Alphabetic Page N-Q. You will find several meanings of this word, and that it is mostly used in TYPE MEASUREMENTS. | |||||||||||||||||||
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THESE DEFINITIONS INCLUDE: | |||
usu = usually | cf = compare with | eg = for example | typic = typically |
NOUN, COUNTABLE | author's correction | WORKFLOW |
change made by an author after typesetting etc: typesetters usu charge extra for "authors" | ||
VERB | cast off | WORKFLOW |
calculate how much space a manuscript will take up when typeset | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | catchline | WORKFLOW |
temporary identifying line on the top of a galley of type or proof | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | copy | WORKFLOW |
written material and images supplied by client to a printer: "follow the copy" | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | copy editor | WORKFLOW |
[line editor] person who checks a manuscript for grammar, style, consistency | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | en | WORKFLOW |
unit for counting typesetting effort: keystroke. eg payment per 1000 ens. | ||
VERB | keep standing | WORKFLOW |
hold job (type or plates) after printing to allow for reprints | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | manuscript | WORKFLOW |
original written or typewritten work of an author | ||
VERB | mark up | WORKFLOW |
prepare copy for compositor with detailed instructions | ||
ABBREVIATION | MS [ plural mss. ] | WORKFLOW |
manuscript | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | press check | WORKFLOW |
final check when job is already on the press: examining first printed sheets | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | proof | WORKFLOW |
a copy of a work in progress, usually for checking and correcting | ||
ABBREVIATION | repro | WORKFLOW |
reproduction (as in repro proof, repro press) | ||
ABBREVIATION | typo . . . . . . . 1 | WORKFLOW |
typographical error: an error introduced in the typesetting process | ||
MISCONCEPTION / INAPPROP TERM | typo . . . . . . . 2 | WORKFLOW |
often mistakenly used for any spelling error including author's errors | ||
VERB | work and tumble | WORKFLOW |
front and back of job imposed end-to-end on one plate:printed:tumbled:printed again:cut | ||
VERB | work and turn | WORKFLOW |
both sides of job imposed side-by-side on one plate:printed:turned: printed again:cut | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | caret mark | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
proofreader's mark to insert copy at marked point | ||
VERB | close up | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
proofreader's mark to delete space between elements where marked | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | copy holder | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
person who holds the original while the proofreader holds the typeset proof | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | full point | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
typesetter/proofreader term for full stop | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | proofreader | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
once called corrector of the press and a greatly prized skill, now devalued but still important | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | proofreaders' marks | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
standardised set of marks used on proof sheet to indicate corrections needed | ||
VERB | proofreading | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
reading a proof copy beside the original copy to detect errors in content or style | ||
VERB | stet | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
proofreader's mark, cancelling a previous correction: let it stand [Latin] | ||
ABBREVIATION | WF | PROOF READING & CORRECTING |
wrong fount: proofreader's mark to indicate a type from the wrong typecase | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | additive colours | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
colour system which adds colour rays to make other colours: projected light: RGB as in video | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | balloon | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
circle or bubble with words as in a cartoon | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | block . . . . . . 1 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
engraving for letterpress: may be line or halftone: usu mounted type-high on wood | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | bowler | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
machine for planing the edge of engravings or stereos including the mount | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | callout | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
name of item in illustration, often linked by a line or arrow | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | clip art | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
drawings (on paper or disk) available for purchase for unlimited reproduction | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | colour separations | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
images for reproduction in discrete colours of a full-coloured original | ||
ADJECTIVE | continuous tone | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
image in which shades of grey, or shades and hues of colour exist | ||
VERB | crop | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
eliminate outer portions of an image so the remainder is more useful | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | cropping L's | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
aid to visualising effect of cropping: L-shapes of paper or board | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | cut [US] | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
same as block: an engraving for letterpress use: orig a wood or lino cut | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | dye | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
strongly coloured soluble material: provides the colour in transparent inks | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | engraving | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
relief image produced by removing material from flat surface by hand or process | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | four colour process | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
full colour printing using three coloured inks plus black | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | halftone . . . . . 1 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
system of representing tones (greys) in image process which knows no grey | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | halftone . . . . . 2 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
an image where illusion of shades of grey is achieved by graduated black dots | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | highlight | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
lightest area in a tone or half-tone illustration | ||
PROPER NOUN | Klischograph | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
machine for engraving halftone image into plastic plate from scanned original | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | line block | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
engraved image with solids only: no halftones | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | lines per inch | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
measure of fineness of halftone screen: 60 lpi very coarse: 150 very fine | ||
ADJECTIVE | metal mounted | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
(of a block) mounted on solid metal usu typemetal or aluminium rather than wood, for hot printing | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | Moire pattern[moray] | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
pattern appearing in image due to interference between two similar patterns | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | negative | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
colour film or print with reversed colour renditions, eg blues appear as yellow | ||
BRAND NAME | Pantone | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
a widely used colour matching system | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | photoengraving | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
engraving made by etching into metal where light exposure has not hardened plate | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | pigment | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
finely ground solid material: gives colour and opacity to ink | ||
ABBREVIATION | PMS (colour numbers) | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
Pantone Matching System: now named Pantone Colors | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | positive . . . . . 2 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
colour film or print with correct (non reversed) colour renditions | ||
EQUIVALENT TERM | process engraving | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
same as photoengraving | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | progressive proofs | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
series of proofs showing each colour printed over previous colours and singly | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | reflection copy | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
text or image on paper base: it can be photographed with incident light | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | scraperboard | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
artists' board with clay coating that can be scraped away to modify an image | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | screen . . . . . . 1 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
glass or film carrying fine rulings or dot patterns: used in making half-tones | ||
VERB | screen . . . . . . 2 | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
convert continuous-tone image to half-tone, using screen or software | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | screen angle | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
screens for halftone negatives must be at correct angles for right effect | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | screen ruling | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
screens vary from 50 to 300 lines per inch, depending on paper and process | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | subtractive colours | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
a pigment absorbs some colours: two pigments absorb more colours: reflected light | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | three colour process | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
full colour printing using three coloured inks alone (widely used early 20th C) | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | tint | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
colour broken down with white ink or by using screen on a solid area | ||
NOUN, COUNTABLE | transparency | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
positive image on transparent medium, usu a colour photograph | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | varnish | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
vehicle component of common printing inks; traditionally boiled linseed oil | ||
NOUN, UNCOUNTABLE | vehicle | COLOUR WORK, PRINTING INKS |
liquid component of ink: the vehicle oxidises, absorbs or evaporates, leaving the pigment solid | ||
ADJECTIVE | washed out | IMAGES, HALFTONES |
photo when reproduced has poor contrast, lack of distinct highlights and blacks | ||
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