Saddle stitching - A binding method where multiple folded sheets are stapled at the centre (the spine). Booklets, magazines, catalogues, newsletters and manuals are some of the projects that get saddle-stitched.
Sans serif - Literally, it means ‘without serifs’. In printing, it refers to the plain looking letters. Helvetica and Arial are sans serif typefaces. The ‘Times’ typeface is a serif typeface (i.e. more ornate).
Scanning – The process whereby an original is analysed and captured line by line to convert the analogue image information from an original into digital data. This can be further processed in a computer.
Score (or crease) - To press a channel into paper to facilitate folding and prevent cracking. Scoring is particularly important with digital printing, which cracks more easily than traditional ink-based printing.
Script - A kind of typeface that mimics handwriting.
Serif - An extra projection from the main stroke of letters in certain type faces. ‘Times’ is a serif typeface. The short cross-lines at the ends of the main strokes of many letters in some type faces.
Server - A file server provides centralised data backup, security and data interchange between compatible peripheral devices such as computer workstations on a local area network. Servers are identified by the type of resource they provide (e.g. disk server, file server, printer server, communications server).
Set Off - The transfer of ink from printed page to the back of the adjoining printed sheet. Occurs when the inks are not allowed to dry sufficiently and under pressure, ie when trimming.
Sheet-fed press - A press that prints single sheets of paper, as opposed to a web press. Our presses are sheet-fed digital and direct imaging presses.
Spot colour - A single colour ink or varnish applied to printed material. Primarily used when process colours are not appropriate. The effective use of spot colour can add heightened interest to printed materials without incurring the cost of process colours.
Spread - When a publication is printed with several interacting spot colours, gaps or colour, then shifts may appear between objects. A spread closes the gap by overlapping a light foreground object to a dark background. See also ‘Trapping’.
Stock - Paper or other material to be printed.
Style sheet - Instructions for the layout of a document, such as the typefaces to be used, point size of headers, placement of footers, etc., in order to maintain consistency throughout the document.
