Opacity settings on digital images may not be 3rd Coast Imaging's typical area of focus when it comes to editing images in Photoshop. However, once in a while, it’s exactly what the job calls for. When our client, restauranteur Amy Morton, asked us to modify original artwork to give it [...]
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 Austin community. In just 12 months, we've produced their annual report, multiple program books, recruitment flyers, note cards and envelopes, [...]
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: E-mail messages Spreadsheets Documents Presentations Text messages Instant messages Social media Organizations may wonder whether or not it makes sense [...]
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 becomes crystal clear. How do they do that? Well, actually they don’t. There’s no magical way to take a small, [...]
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 to go over one of the commonly misunderstood types of commercial printing: Variable Data Printing. Variable Data Printing (VDP) is a type [...]
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 quick guide on binding documents. CASE BINDING Case binding is the most common type of binding for hardcover books. [...]
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. Raster graphics contain individual pixels, each being a solitary dot that is assigned a place and mix of colors. These [...]
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 traditional press, going digital has quite a few advantages. To begin with, a digital press is often less expensive [...]
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 the papers exist in the weights. They are shown for comparison purposes only. The most commonly available papers are bolded [...]
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 about envelope sizes all the time. Our printing services include envelopes and letterhead, event invitations, and other projects that require [...]
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 Mounting is the process of sticking artwork or a print to a smooth, flat, sturdy surface for presentation. This is [...]
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 of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, whose mission is to enable Veterans to gain access to economic opportunity by leveraging [...]
