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C Folds
paper and finishing term
Calendering
paper term
Caliper (Bulk)
paper term
Call Out
graphics and layout term
Camera Ready
printing term
Caption
graphics and layout term
Case Binding
printing term
Catalog Paper
paper term
Center Alignment
layout and type term
Center Marks
Center marks indicate where to fold...
Chart
graphics term
Chin
Some capital G's like to keep their chin up...
Choke
printing term
Clashing Colors
Opposites that attract attention...
Clip Art
Drawings, pictures, illustrations...
Clipping Path
A way to hide unwanted image parts...
CMYK
printing term
Coated Paper
Coated with clay or other substances...
Cockle Finish
A type of air dried paper finish...
Cold Pressed
paper term
Colophon
It's the technical specs of a book or magazine...
Color Key
prepress - proof
Color Separations
prepress and printing term
Column Guides
page layout tool
Column Inch (Agate Line)
layout and type term
Comb Binding
printing term
Comp, Composite, Comprehensive
layout and printing term
Complementary Colors
Colors that complete one another...
Contact Proof
prepress - proof
Contract Proof
prepress - printing - proof
Contrasting Colors
Colors that might clash or compliment...
Corner Marks (Crop Marks)
layout and printing term
Counter
type part
Cover Paper
paper term
Creative Printing
desktop publishing term
Credit Line (Byline)
page layout element
Creep Allowance
Making adjustments to counteract creep...
Creep
When edges of booklets don't line up and creep out when folded...
Crop Marks
layout and printing term
Crop, Cropping
layout and printing term
Cross Stroke
type part
Crossbar
type part
Crossfolds
paper and finishing term
Curly Apostrophe
An apostrophe with some curl to it.
Curly Quotes
The right way to quote someone...
Cut Sizes
paper term
Cyan
One of the four colors used in 4-color process printing.
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