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Totoro Forest Project is an international charity effort to preserve Sayama Forest, also known as Totoro Forest. This endangered sanctuary on the outskirts of Tokyo is where director Hayao Miyazaki got the inspiration for his much loved character “Totoro.” Over 200 top international artists from animation, illustration, and comics are donating artwork especially created for this cause.On

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What is Prepress?Prepress is a term used to describe the process used to make a document ready for print in any environment. screening (eg. with photographs)copyeditingtype (kerning, widows, orphans)proofreading (spelling, page layout, document size, bleeds, gripper edge)retouching (modify or correct photographic images)imposition (layout of pages so that after folding, collating, printing and

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Media: Files can be submitted by 3.5" floppies in some print shops. Check with shop before using. The most commonly used are zip or jaz files. There is also Bernoulli and recordable cd's. Electronic File Transfer (EFT): Files can be submitted via e-mail, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and by modem. EFT's may not be practical choice if you are sending a large file and may take a long time depending

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Trapping refers to how much overprinting colors overlap to eliminate white lines between colors in printing. Trapping digital files are used for compensating for misregristration on the printing press by printing small areas of overlapping color.Dry trapping is printing wet ink over dry ink.Wet trapping is printing wet ink over previously printed ink. The paper or plate applying the ink may shift

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Click on the title "MAKING PAPER" to bring you to a tutorial on how to make paper. TYPES OF PAPER YOU CAN USE • newspaper (will make your paper a gray color) • Egg cartons • Toilet paper • Tissue paper • Computer paper• Magazines • Old cards (will make your paper a heavier thickness)• Paper bags • Boxes (kleenex) etc...• colored construction paper• flyers You get the idea, anything that is a

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RED + Strength, Courage, Confidence - Brutality ORANGE + Acceptance- Indifference YELLOW + Happiness, Intellectual energy- Crass, Cold GREEN + Nature, Fertility,Empathy- Inflexible, Mean, Bitter BLUE + Serene, Justice - Intolerant, disloyalINDIGO + Wisdom, Insight -

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BLUEThe color blue is associated with the ability to communicate, speak your mind. It is also associated with intelligence, honesty and loyalty. WHITEWhite is used as a symbol of purity and cleanliness, and spirituality. It is a natural reaction to respond positively to white. It contains all of colors of the spectrum and reflects light. It is most often used by doctor's, priest's,

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Visual communication should intend meaning and posure through contrast, and harmony, style and cultural target. We are a visual culture. Design is everywhere and is a means of expression and communication. Visual elements such as line, color, scale, texture, shape, tone are the basic ingredients in our design to create instant effortless messages to our readers. Contrast: Asymmetry, Complexity,

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FILE PREP FOR PREFLIGHTPreflighting is used to make sure your digital files that are reqired for the printing process are valid, correctly formatted and all necessary files are in the correct folder including fonts, pictures, and any other files are used. The preflight will locate and make sure all files are in the correct folder for printing. If one file is missing preflight will indicate a file

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Typography is one of the most important aspects in your design. There are several classifications of typefaces which include: OLD STYLE: is wide and round, with pointed serifs that make a nice contrast between the heavy and light strokes. Garramond is an example of this typeface. MODERN: are distinguished by extreme contrast in thic and thin strokes, whith thin, squared-off serifs. Bondoni,

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Color is the perceptual characteristic of light described by color. Colors can be mixed in any color ink you like, you will just be charged for the cost of the special ink. An additional color used in your design is called a flat color, match color or most commonly the spot color. PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS): The pantone matching system is an industry-standard with a collection of over 1000

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There are a few measurements that can be used when setting up your document. • The Point - There are 72 points to an inch. All type is designated in points. Typefaces may be different sizes from 4pts to 144pts. Line spacing is also measured in points (eg. 2 points of leading, kerning, etc...)•The Pica- There are 12 points to 1 pica, and approximately 6 picas to 1 inch. The length of the line (

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DOCUMENT TO PRINTThe layout of your document involves many aspects • Page Layout / set up • Color • Imports • Fonts • Resolution • Impositiion & Folding • Bleeds • Ink coverage • Transparencies • Artwork & print format • Dpi • Converting files in photoshop, Illustrator, Corel for print/webPAGE LAYOUT •Always define your document page size to equal your

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