IMPRESSions
Welcome to 3rd Coast Printing’s blog: IMPRESSions. IMPRESSions is our way of providing our customers, friends and website visitors with valuable information about the print industry.
Opacity Tips & Tricks
Opacity settings on digital images may not be 3rd Coast’s typical area of focus when it comes to editing images in Photoshop. However, once in a while, it’s exactly what [...]
Client Spotlight: The Catalyst Schools
3rd Coast Imaging has been proud to partner with a number of fantastic Chicago nonprofit organizations over the years, and one of our favorites is The Catalyst Schools in the [...]
New Service: Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery)
Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery) is the process of collecting, reviewing, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) via the litigation discovery process. ESI refers to any information held in a digital format, such as: [...]
The Importance of Image Resolution
If you’ve ever watch a crime procedural television series, you’re familiar with the scenario where a grainy photo from a security camera is “enhanced” in the lab and voila! It [...]
What is Variable Data Printing?
Choosing what type of printing to go with for your first commercial job can be stressful. There are more types of printing than most people realize. So today we are going [...]
7 Methods of Binding Documents
There are many methods of binding documents, and choosing the right type for your unique printing project can be tricky. That’s why here at 3rd Coast Imaging we put together this [...]
Raster vs Vector Graphics
Raster vs vector: you’ve probably heard both terms, so what’s the big difference? Raster graphics are made up of pixels, and vector graphics are composed of fewer points connected by lines. [...]
What is a Digital Press?
A digital press is a machine that allows a commercial printer like 3rd Coast Imaging to print directly from a digital file to a variety of mediums. When compared with [...]
A Guide to Paper Weights
There are so many different paper weights and classifications of paper weights that even printers can get confused. Below you will find the comparisons between different papers. Not all of [...]
Business Envelope Sizes
What size is a #10 envelope? What size is a #9 reply envelope? What size enclosure can I put in a #10 envelope? At 3rd Coast Imaging, we get questions [...]
What is Dry Mounting?
We’ve received several inquiries about this process, so we decided to share more on what dry mounting is and how it could be advantageous for your next printing project. Dry [...]
A Veteran Owned Small Business
3rd Coast Imaging is proud to be officially certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a Veteran Owned Small Business. This program is administered by the VA’s Office [...]