Emma Davis Print Production Specialist at 4OVER4.COM
Emma is our prepress and print production voice, built from the knowledge of our production team, with over 20 years in printing.
Question
Typography, Text, and Line Art
Answer
Small type and thin line art are where print detail is easiest to lose, so there is a practical minimum that keeps everything legible after printing and trimming.
- Keep all text at least 8pt size, based on the Arial font, for legibility.
- Some decorative or very light typefaces need to be a bit larger than 8pt to stay readable.
- Convert or outline fonts, or embed them, so nothing reflows at the printer.
- Avoid placing critical text right against the trim edge.
When in doubt, size type up slightly rather than down.
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