Baseline - Imaginary rule under each line of type touching bottoms of all characters with the exception of those having descenders. Bleed - Printing that extends to the edge of a sheet or page after trimming. Blueline - Prepress, photographic proof where all colors are represented by blue image on white paper. Bond Paper - Grade of paper commonly used for writing, photocopying and printing. Burn - To expose a proof or plate to light.
Many laser printers are capable of producing camera-ready output.
Cap Height - Height of the capital letters of a typeface, expressed in points. Coated Paper - Paper with a coating of minerals that improves reflectivity and ink holdout. Collate - To assemble sheets of paper into proper sequence. Color Matching Systems - System of numbered ink swatches that helps communitcation about color. We use the Pantone color matching system.