How is screen print registration compared to other processes?
A. Screen printing hold a tight registration, but it’s not hairline line an offset press, or some of our letterpress’. Screen print has actually become loved for it’s sometimes quirky mis-registrations. Mis-registrations are an outlier, but it always smart to trap or choke your flat stock print. Trapping is up to you, so please make sure to do so and let us know the print order you trapped for. We can trap your art for you. Our rate is $55/h. T-shirts don’t trap as the colors are run simultaneously, and the registration is tighter. PRINTING AND PACKAGING Q. What is 4/1, 4/4 printing? A. 4/1 and 4/4 refer to the amount of colors used in the printing on the Front/Back of said insert. We use a four color CMYK printing process (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK). 4 means full color (like a color photo), 1 means grayscale. 4/1 means full color on the outside, grayscale on the inside. When requesting a quote that is 4-color on 1 side that you want process printed, make sure to note that it’s 4-co
