Month: April 2014

Homework for May 5

Keep Going!

The work you accomplish in the upcoming week will be crucial to the success of your final project. Please make sure your group has a clear idea of what everyone needs to accomplish – and then make sure you follow through with your tasks.

There is no post for next week, but please make sure you are caught up on all previous assignments….particularly the printing facilities brief from last week.

And if you are managing your groups InDesign file – or if you just want to learn more about PreFlight – please take a look at the checklist published by Printing Industries of America:

Click to access PIA-Preflight-Checklist.pdf

This is a fantastic reference for all print jobs.

Shenequa J homework for April 28th

Printing Facility: Lulu.com
Type of press it will be printed on:n/a
Number of colors:n/a
Size: 6x9in – 9x7in
Pages: 20-250
Cover type:Hardcover
Binding:Photo Casewrap Hardcover,Calendar,Dust Jacket Hardcover,Casewrap Hardcover

Color profile:cmyk

Bleed:n/a

Paper finish: Cover Gloss

Paper weight:80 pound

Paper brightness:n/a

Set up costs:$22.59

Proof costs:n/a
Minimum quantity:1
Total cost:$22.59 before taxes
Cost per unit:n/a
Turnaround time:Ship in 6 to 8 business days
Pros:able to create book cover on Lulu.com, Able to publish, inexpensive
Cons: website is unclear

 

WingWat HW 4.28

Printing Facility: neenahpaper.com  http://shop.paperchasepress.com/
Type of press it will be printed on:
Number of colors:3-4
Size: 10″ * 8″
Pages: 26
Cover type: Hardcover
Binding: Perfect Bind
Paper finish: Classic Crest Paper ( Smooth )
Paper weight: 24lbs
Paper brightness: 93
Color profile:
Bleed:
Set up costs: 100
Proof costs: $1
Minimum quantity: 1
Total cost: unknown
Cost per unit:
Turnaround time:
Pros: Very Easy to get a 4 color personal proof ; Many paper options
Cons: Price unknown

Angelica Petela’s HW April 28th

Printing Facility: http://www.lulu.com/

Type of press: Black & White- Kodak, Xerox, and Oce
Color- HP, Xerox, Xiekon, and Kodak

Number of colors: CMYK

Size: 8.5 x 8.5 in

Pages: 32

Cover type: Gloss

Binding: Perfect Bound Paperback

Paper finish: Matte

Paper weight: 80 lb

Paper brightness: 94

Color profile: x

Bleed: 0.25

Set up cost: 32 pages $1.89

Proof cost: N/A

Minimum Quantity: 1

Total cost: $40.21 before tax and shipping

per unit: $6

Turnaround time: 6-8 business days

Pros: Able to publish quickly
You’re able to sell your own book through established bookstores.
Easy to set up.

Cons: 32 pages max.
No hardcover option.

Ian Pooran HW April 28

Project: Zodiac Playing Cards

Group: Ian,Deicy , Anna

Printing Facility:

  • Printerstudio.com
  • makeplayingcards.com

Type of press it will be printed on:

  • Printerstudio.com:
  • Makeplayingcards.com:

Number of colors:
Size: 3.5 x 5.75
Pages: 55 cards/deck + informational booklet
Binding:

  • shrink wrap to cover deck/cellowrap
  • white tuck box
  • large box to hold deck
  • Instructional booklet.

Paper finish: smooth or linen
Paper weight: either standard 300 gsm (smooth) or premium 310 gsm (linen) – casino quality
Paper brightness: bright, plastic PVC cards
Color profile:
Bleed: 1/8 inch
Set up costs: no set-up charge
Proof costs:
Printerstudio.com: $16.99/deck + $5.79/standard ship or $18/fedex ship
Makeplayingcards.com: $14.10/deck + $.10 white box or $.60 custom box + $9.99 standard or $29.99 express
Minimum quantity: 1
Total cost:

  • Printerstudio.com: $22.78 – $34.99
  • Makeplayingcards.com: $34.19 – $44.69

Cost per unit:
Turnaround time:
Printerstudio.com: standard – 2-3 production + 7 delivery = 9-10 business days
fedex: 2-3 production + 3 delivery = 5-6 business days
Makeplayingcards.com: standard – 2-3 production + 7 deivery = 9-10 business days
express – 2-3 production + 3-4 delivery = 5-7 business days
fedex – 2-4 production + 2-4 delivery = 4-6 business days
Pros:
Printerstudio.com:

  • shortest express time
  • cheapest express cost
  • cheapest standard cost
  • allows up to 70 cards/deck
  • 2 cards quality choices (300 or 310 gsm)
  • can customize front & back
  • no minimum order
  • cheapest total cost

Makeplayingcards.com:

  • allows up to 56 cards/deck
  • can customize front & back
  • can customize box
  • no minimum order
  • most expensive cost (with express)

Cons:
Printerstudio.com:

  • most expensive deck (before shipping)

Ray Luong HW APRIL 28th

Printing Facility:

  • Lulu.com

Type of press it will be printed on:

  • Lulu.com


Number of colors:

  • Size: 5×8

Pages:

  • 100 Pages

Cover type:

  • Hard Cover

Binding:

  • Perfect Binding, Dust Jacket

Paper finish:

  • Cover Gloss

Paper weight:

  • 100lb

Paper brightness:

  • 94

Color profile:
Bleed:
Set up costs:

  • None

Proof costs:

  • None


Minimum quantity:

  • 1

Total cost:

  • $26.15

Cost per unit:

  • 26.15

Turnaround time:

  • Ships in 6-8 Business days


Pros:

  • Easy to use
  • Inexpensive

Cons:

  • Shipping times are estimates, not guarantees

Deny H HW 4/28

Printing Facility: UPrinting.com

Type of press: Laserjet

Number of colors: CMYK

Size: 5.5″x8.5″

Pages: 24

Cover type: 10pt card stock

Binding: saddle-stitch

Paper finish: glossy

Paper weight: 100 lb

Paper brightness: not listed

Color profile: not listed

Bleed:

Set up cost: N/A

Proof cost: N/A

Minimum Quantity: 10

Total cost: $62.21 before tax and shipping

per unit: $6

Turnaround time: 7-10 business days

Pros: Per unit price is very low

Cons: we can’t do hard cover. fewer printing options.

 

 

Andrew Quintero HWK 4/28/14

Printing Facility: Blurb

Type of press it will be printed on: Digital press print on demand (POD)

Number of colors: 3 – 4 color palette 
Size: 10 x 8 inches
Pages: 24
Cover type: Hardcover, image warp 
Binding: Perfect Bond
Paper finish: Proline Pearl Photo (Glossy)
Paper weight: 140# (190 GSM)
Paper brightness: unknown
Color profile:
Bleed:
Set up costs: none
Proof costs: none

Minimum quantity: 1 
Total cost: $47.99
Cost per unit: $47.99
Turnaround time:  7 – 11 days after order is placed


Pros:

  • Able to print single books or mass production
  • Great price
  • good shipping timing and express delivery is available 

Cons:

  • wish they had a few more print options

Anna Norris HW for April 28

Custom Zodiac playing cards
Printing Facility: The Game Crafter (TGC)

Type of press it will be printed on: The Game Crafter (www.thegamecrafter.com)

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches (poker sized) double sided with rounded corners

Pages: 55 cards 

Cover type: box $2.79 (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.81)

Binding:

  •  shrink wrap to cover deck
  • white  box

Paper finish: Smooth/glossy finish

Paper brightness: bright plastic PVC cards

Color profile:

Bleed: 1/8″

Set up costs: no set-up charge

Cost per unit 

  • Poker Deck Cost Per Sheet-$1.56 

                   Cost Per Item-$0.09 

                   Items Per Sheet-18 

                   Finished Size -2.5 x 3.5 

  • Jumbo Deck Cost Per Sheet-$1.25

                     Cost Per Item-$0.21

                     Items Per Sheet-6

                     Finished Size-3.5 x 5.5

Turnaround time: 5-10 days after place your order

Pros:

  • Low price
  • Pretty easy image upload system, with templates provided
  • Multiple size cards including poker, bridge, tarot, mini and micro cards
  •  Offers box printing and rulebooks, plus a sales platform if you’re ready to publish

Cons: 

  • Production time varies between 5 to 10 business days depending on their workload
  • Smooth/glossy finish

Deicy Cordero HW April 28

Project: Zodiac Playing Cards

Group: Deicy, Ian, Anna

Printing Facility:

  • Printerstudio.com
  • makeplayingcards.com
  • artscow.com

Type of press it will be printed on:

  • Printerstudio.com:
  • Makeplayingcards.com:
  • Artscow.com: Fuji Xerox Docucolor 5065 digital color multifunction printer

Number of colors:
Size: 3.5 x 5.75
Pages: 55 cards/deck + informational booklet
Binding:

  • shrink wrap to cover deck/cellowrap
  • white tuck box
  • large box to hold deck & informational booklet

Paper finish: smooth or linen
Paper weight: either standard 300 gsm (smooth) or premium 310 gsm (linen) – casino quality
Paper brightness: bright, plastic PVC cards
Color profile:
Bleed: 1/8 inch
Set up costs: no set-up charge
Proof costs:
Printerstudio.com: $16.99/deck + $5.79/standard ship or $18/fedex ship
Makeplayingcards.com: $14.10/deck + $.10 white box or $.60 custom box + $9.99 standard or $29.99 express
Artscow.com: $13.99/deck + $29.99 fedex
Minimum quantity: 1
Total cost:

  • Printerstudio.com: $22.78 – $34.99
  • Makeplayingcards.com: $34.19 – $44.69
  • Artscow.com: $43.98

Cost per unit:
Turnaround time:
Printerstudio.com: standard – 2-3 production + 7 delivery = 9-10 business days
fedex: 2-3 production + 3 delivery = 5-6 business days
Makeplayingcards.com: standard – 2-3 production + 7 deivery = 9-10 business days
express – 2-3 production + 3-4 delivery = 5-7 business days
Artscow.com: standard: standard – 2-4 production + 7-12 delivery = 9-16 business days
fedex – 2-4 production + 2-4 delivery = 4-6 business days
Pros:
Printerstudio.com:

  • shortest express time
  • cheapest express cost
  • cheapest standard cost
  • allows up to 70 cards/deck
  • 2 cards quality choices (300 or 310 gsm)
  • can customize front & back
  • no minimum order
  • cheapest total cost

Makeplayingcards.com:

  • allows up to 56 cards/deck
  • can customize front & back
  • can customize box
  • no minimum order
  • most expensive cost (with express)

Artscow.com:

  • shortest express delivery time

Cons:
Printerstudio.com:

  • most expensive deck (before shipping)

Makeplayingcards.com:

  • only 1 card quality option (300 gsm)

Artscow.com:

  • only allows 54 cards/deck (we need 55)
  • only card quality option is 280 gsm matte
  • must be 2.5 x 3.5 (no large cards)
  • longest standard delivery time
  • longest standard production time