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Art of Photoshop, The (w/CD Rom), CS2 Edition

By: Giordan, Daniel

Adobe Photoshop has always been the tool of choice for designers and artists working with digital photographs. And with the new features that Adobe has added to Photoshop over the years, this is now truer than ever. But for designers who already understand the basic functionality of Photoshop's many tools, the challenge has not been how to use each of these tools individually, but how to use them together to transform simple images into works of art. With The Art of Photoshop, Giordan succeeds in merging practically with beauty as he presents more than a dozen eye-catching, thought-provoking images, and as he deconstructs each image, providing to the reader: a lesson in graphics ideology; information on how a particular Photoshop technology was used to create the image; details about finishing the image, including descriptions of the thought process involved in experimenting with some ideas that never made it into the ifnal image.

Basics of Print Production, The

By: Hardesty, Mary

This publication provides an overview of the steps required to make a creative concept into a printed piece. Being aware of the basics of a process helps everyone who is involved recognize the time and cost factors as well as the influence of each decision or step on the overall process.

Best Practices of the 2007 Best Workplaces in the Americas

By: PIA/GATF's Human Relations Department

Printers across the country consistently rank recruiting and retaining qualified employees as one of their key challenges. Although the problem may seem daunting, the answer is really simple -- maintain a successful workforce by providing them a superior workplace. Best Practices of the 2007 Best Workplaces in the Americas, is a compilation of innovative and effective programs that the 2007 award winners in the "Best Workplace" and "Best of the Best" categories have agreed to share with other companies. The book is divided into eight sections, corresponding to the eight key human relations areas in the BWA awards program. The best practices contained in this new publication will be a great source of ideas for other firms in stepping up their HR, benefits, and safety programs.

Bindery Training Curriculum (Bindery Instructor's Training Manual), The (GATF)

By: Wilson, Daniel G. and GATF Staff

This publication has been developed in response to the increased demand for greater bindery productivity through more knowledgeable and skilled bindery employees. Modeled after the highly successful GATF curriculums for prepress and press, the GATF Bindery Training Curriculum is a complete resource that contains everything needed to deliver content, conduct hands-on exercises, and evaluate trainees' operating procedures. Designed with the special demands of today's busy bindery department in mind, it is highly visual, interactive, and production-oriented.

Bindery Training Curriculum (Bindery Trainee's Workbook), The (GATF)

By: Wilson, Daniel G. and GATF Staff

Binding, Finishing, and Mailing: The Final Word, 2nd Edition

By: Tedesco, T.J.; Clossey, Dave; and Hershey, Jean-Marie

Designed to help printing professionals make useful recommendations to their customers, the second edition of Binding, Finishing, and Mailing takes readers through a comprehensive exploration of the world of binding, finishing, and mail preparation. In five main sections and 70 concise chapters, the authoris provide a wealth of information for people performing a variety of functions at graphic arts companies (owners and top managers; customer service professionals; sales professionals; estimators and production managers; graphic designers; bindery employees).

Careers in Printing: The Original Information Media

By: Flecker, Sally Ann; Revision by Gentile, Deanna M.

This publication is a comprehensive, highly readable, lively guide to everything you need to know to pursue a successful career in the print and graphic communications industry.

Color and Its Reproduction: Fundamentals for Digital Imaging and Printing Industry -- 3rd Edition

By: Field, Gary G.

This third edition presents an updated treatment of the concepts and technologies related to the processes of how we define, produce, and evaluate color reproduction quality. This authoritative text is directed to all who seek greater understanding of the fundamentals of color and color reproduction. Skilled prepress and printing personnel; suppliers of ink, paper, and equipment; production and quality managers; and others involved in production work will gain a deeper understanding of their own particular field of expertise. Technically inclined designers, print buyers, sales representatives, and general managers also will find much to interest them in this text. Students at colleges and universities will gain an appreciation of the interrelated complexities and professional standards of graphic arts color work have much to gain from the insights presented here.

Color Essentials: Color and Quality for the Graphic Arts and Sciences, Volume 2

By: Field, Gary G.

This publication contains another set of fourteen brief articles on color. Most have been reprinted from the members-only newsletter of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts; the others have previously appeared in publication sof the International Prepress Association or the Institute of Printing. The primary focus of this second series is upon the printing system, but visual processes and prepress issues are also addressed. Fresh perspectives and concise reasoning illuminate such topics as: color quality and business strategy; color vision; ideal color sequence; color printing dynamics; color systems engineering; the black printer.

Color Essentials: Color and Quality for the Graphic Arts and Sciences, Volume 3

By: Field, Gary G.

Continues the series of brief articles on discrete color and quality topics that provide essential knowledge for all those engaged in the creative and production aspects of color reproduction.

Color Management and PDF

By: Shaffer, Julie & Marin, Joseph

In this study, PIA/GATF provided PDF files containing CMYK and RGB objects, both tagged with ICC profiles and untagged, to vendors of eleven different workflow systems. The vendors output those files through their respective systems in three ways: with color management turned off, with color management turned on and set to honor the embedded ICC profiles in the PDF documents, and with color management turned on and set to ignore the embedded ICC profiles but to use a supplied ICC profile instead. The resultant high-resolution TIFF files were returned to PIA/GATF for proofing and analysis. The findings are presented here, along with samples of the final output from all of the participating systems.

Color Management Handbook: A Practical Guide

By: Adams, Richard M., Dr.; Sharma, Abhay, Dr.; and Suffoletto, Joseph

Technological advancements have transformed the field of color management with new methods while the process has conceptually remained the same. This handbook is an invaluable resource for users who want to match or, more realistically, get an "optimal color reproduction" of the original sample. While this process was historically tiime-consuming and difficult, current methods found in this handy guide to color management allow color reproduction to be accomplished far more efficiently. Find information on color management for input devices, monitors, printers, presses, and more in this thorough text.

Common-Sense Flexography: A User's Guide to Improved Pressroom Productivity

By: Lanska, David J.

The book offers common-sense insights and practical advice to help make your flexographic printing operations safer, more efficient, more productive, and more profitable. Combining a scientific approach with a sense of humor, the author dispels some myths prevalent in the industry, highlights some of the good ideas and best practices that make flexographic print shops successful, and provides examples of the devastating effect that cutting corners often has on profitability.

Competitive Grade Finder, The -- 14th Anniversary Edition

Creating Bulletproof PDFs Customer Education Program Kit, The

By: PIA/GATF Staff

An all-inclusive turnkey kit that contains everything needed to conduct timely, professional, information-packet sessions for your customers. The Creating Bulletproof PDFs Customer Education Program Kit contains the essential items needed for setting up and conducting a 90-minute session that walks customers through the process of creating print-perfect files, using Acrobat 7, and eliminating common PDF problems through step-by-step instructions and screen captures. It's all here - from promotion to preparation and delivery. You can customize too, adding your own tips and tricks to make it even more relevant.

Desktop Publishing Primer

By: Hinderliter, Hal

An ideal introduction for those new to desktop publishing and prepress operations, the Desktop Publishing Primer provides a comprehensive look at this ever-evolving area of graphic communications. In addition to introducing the terminology, technologies, and practices common to desktop publishing operations, the primer explores a wide range of topics relevant to the everyday tasks performed in those areas, including: computer hardware and operating systems; digital files and file formats; PostScript and PDF; design, typography, color, and trapping issues; software applications; graphic arts production workflows; file and font management; quality control and proofing; networks and online services.

Digital Color and Direct Imaging Printing, Protective Coatings, and the U.S. Postal System

By: Lind, John

Digital color printing is in the sights of most printers considering their potential purchases today, and one attractive application of digital printing is personalized direct mail marketing or variable-data printing. However, experience has suggested that digital printing suffers more marking in the mailing process than offset printing. As a result, the suppliers of digital printing equipment have taken steps to solve this perceived problem for their growing customer base. The only way to really know how a coating will survive a mailing system is to mail it and observe the results. PIA/GATF initiated a mailing experiment to see how the solutions to postal marking worked from a range of mailing locations and distances. The findings from this mailing experiment are shared here, giving important information about digital color printing survival versus offset printing, the effects of coating, substrate caliper, and other variables.

Digital Color Printing and Direct Imaging Benchmarking Study

By: Lind, John

Digital color printing technology has advanced over the past five years in ways that have been a positive impact on quality and productivity. This research study, performed for the 2003 TechAlert Conference, seeks to show the extent to which these technologies have progressed. The discussion of results in the areas of tone reproduction on appearance in terms of contrast and color balance and run consistency over the 1000-sheet runs on three different paper surfaces work together to provide a portrait of the current feasibility of short-run color.

Digital Prepress Primer

By: Marin, Joseph

This publication is designed to give the reader a straightforward reference to the new technologies used in prepress. It provides a short, illustrated, non-technical orientation to digital prepress along with a glossary of basic terms. The primer is divided into the following four main sections: job creation (design, typography, color specification, DTP software); digital image capture and reproduction (color theory and reproduction, image files, color management); job engineering (workflow, image file formats, preflighting); digital output (PostScript, trapping, imposition, quality control)

Document Design Primer

By: Mortimer, Pamela

This publication will assist you in creating common, simple documents such as newsletters, booklets, brochures, and other staples of the business environment. Written for the newcomer to document design, and assuming some familiarity with design software programs, this text walks you through the steps of document preparation, from selecting a format to understanding layout to delivering files to the printer. The author offers basic design guidelines and insights into the printing process.

EPS The Digital Workflow Group -- Special Report: chargeable vs. nonchargeable downtime in prepress (2002-2003)

By: GATF Press

Prepress can be a profitable or nonprofitable part of your business. Prepress is critical to the success of the job, but deciding whether to charge for various prepress activities can be a difficult decision for the business owner, especially in the current economic and competitive climate. Using the results of the study, you can compare your current policies and pricing practices to other printers and prepress organizations. And, since we used the same questionnaire for the 1999, 2001, and 2002 surveys, we are able to determine trends on policies and pricing.

EPS The Digital Workflow Group -- Special Report: Digital Proofing User Profile (2003)

By: GATF Press

This publication follows up on the 2000 survey on the same topic by addressing issues related to the use of digital proofing, the types of equipment being used, and customers' response to digital proofing. For the 2003 survey, in order to be able to provide side-by-side comparisons, the same questionnaire was used as in the 2000 user profile survey. Using the results of this study, you can assess trends in how digital proofing is currently being used and perceived within the industry.

EPS The Digital Workflow Group, Fall 2005 Vol. 7 No. 3

By: GATF Press

Ergonomics Guidebook, The

By: GATF Press

The How-To Book on Ergonomic Issues and Their Solutions in the Graphic Communications Industry With Fact Sheets and Pocket Cards

Ergonomics Guidebook, The - Leadership Guide

By: GATF Press

The How-To Book on Ergonomic Issues and Their Solutions in the Graphic Communications Industry

Field Guide to Color Reproduction, The

By: Field, Gary G.

For those who need a brief but thorough introduction to color reproduction in the digital imaging and printing industry, The Field Guide to Color Reproduction is the perfect reference tool. Providing a concise but comprehensive overview of digital color reproduction, this "color primer" explores color quality and how individual characteristics of materials and processes interact with each other to influence the appearance of the printed image.

Glossary of Graphic Communications

By: Deemer, Joe

Need a publication that will add valuable industry terms to your vocabulary as well as provide a quick, handy resource to becoming more familiar with those you already know? Glossary of Graphic Communications, 4th Edition will help you understand the lingo of sales and marketing, copyediting, design, prepress, production, bindery, shipping, and warehouse professionals -- and more. Adding this excellent reference tool to your collection will allow you to better communicate in such a quickly evolving industry atmosphere.

Guide to Direct-Image Presses, The (GATF)

By: Adams, Richard M., II and Romano, Frank J.

Written as a guide to service providers who are considering the purchase of or who have already purchased a DI press, the GATF Guide to Direct-Image Presses provides information not only on DI but also on related technologies that are required to facilitate DI printing. In addition to exploring the historical background, enabling technologies, and the market for direct-image printing, this text also examines job creation elements (hardware, software); job transmittal and processing; quality control; digital proofing; direct-imaging technologies, including laser imaging systems, plates, and presses used for direct-imaging printing.

Guide to Troubleshooting for the Sheetfed Offset Press, The (PIA/GATF)

By: Destree, Thomas M., Editor

This book helps the press operator to analyze more than 100 press problems encountered in all areas of sheetfed offset printing. Topics include: feeder and delivery; the printing unit; the inking system; the dampening system; the plate; the blanket; paper; ink.

Guide to Troubleshooting for the Web Offset Press, The (PIA/GATF)

By: Oresick, Peter, Editor

This book helps the press operator to analyze more than 100 press problems encountered in all areas of web offset printing. Topics include: the infeed; the printing unit; the inking system; the dampening system; the plate; the blanket; paper; ink; dryer & chill roll; the delivery; print quality.

Handbook of Printing Processes

By: GATF

Hard Bargaining to Impasse and The Employer's Right Unilaterally to Implement its Final Bargaining Offer

By: GATF/PIA

Incentive, Bonus, and Recognition Plans from the Printing Industry

By: PIA/GATF

This publication was developed in response to the preponderance of requests of PIA/GATF members for information about designing these types of plans for their companies. To gather this valuable information, graphic arts firms of various types and sizes across the United States and Canada were invited to share the actual plans that are in place for their employees. Sample plans in this report include those focusing on safety, waste-reduction, quality, and departmental/plant-wide incentives, as well as individual incentive or bonus compensation plans for executives, departmental managers, directors, sales managers, sales people, and customer service representatives. Gainsharing, employee referral, profit sharing, perfect attendance, and service awards are just a few of the specific bonus and recognition plans included within.

Inkjet! History, Technology, Markets, and Applications - Volume 1 (includes 1 DVD - The Story of Variable Data Printing-Extreme Marketing Success)

By: Romano, Frank J.

With no image carrier, no makeready, instant drying, and integrated finishing, inkjet, if done correctly, is seen as the almost perfect printing process. This handy book has everything you need to know about this exciting form of digital printing. The printing method, along with digital printing in general, is perfect for short-run needs, the only way to do variable or versioned jobs, and a great fit for the transpromo market. So, learn how to perform this process correctly with this comprehensive guide that will allow you to better understand inkjet technology, manufacturers, applications, and more!

Inkjet! History, Technology, Markets, and Applications - Volume 2

By: Romano, Frank J.

Although the fundamental principles have not undergone significant change, today, inkjet technologies are evolving significantly with regard to quality and performance. As the appeal for inkjet is steadily growing in the printing industry, we are now seeing this form of digital printing entering the broader commercial print markets. Since the first volume of this book was released, some of the major areas of the inkjet process that have changed include inkjet printheads, inkjet inks, productivity, quality, and major markets. This book will be a substantial resource that will allow you to remain current on the latest inkjet technologies as well as get a glimpse of what the future holds for this rapidly evolving printing process.

Introduction to Graphic Communication

By: Levenson, Harvey Robert, Ph.D.

This survey book addresses a wide range of topics dealing with graphic communication -- background, concepts, technologies, processes, segments, products, traditional and digital printing, and non-print imaging -- that will allow the reader to intelligently understand the industry: what is graphic communication; history of printing; history of the internet and the world wide web; technological transitions and implementing new technology; industry segments; paper, ink, toner; prepress; printing processes; postpress and finishing; telecommunication; printing industry business practices.

Introduction to Security Printing

By: Warner, Richard D. and Adams, Richard M. II

Today's concern over terrorism highlights the importance of security printing as a means of protecting documents from counterfeiting, forgery, tampering, and other fraudulent use. In nine chapters, Introduction to Security Printing explains the technologies, techniques, and risk management issues used to protect secure documents, labels, and packages.

Keys to Profitability

By: PIA/GATF

Strategic and operational characteristics of printing industry profit leaders

Lean Printing: Pathway to Success

By: Cooper, Kevin; Keif, Malcolm G.; Macro, Kenneth L., Jr.

By examining proven techniques, Lean Printing: Pathway to Success shows the benefits that come from engaging the entire workforce in recognizing value-added processes and eliminating waste -- whether that means wasted material, wasted motion, or wasted time. Specifically, Lean Printing examines: the history and foundations of lean manufacturing; the 5S method -- sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain; setup reduction; total productive maintenance; how to build in quality at the source; visual management; Kaizen -- continuous improvement; value-stream mapping; incorporating consistent flow in the printing process.

Lithographers Manual, The -- 9th Edition

By: Destree, Thomas M., Editor in Chief

Lithographic Offset Press Operating

By: Lithographic Technical Foundation

This book supercedes Press I and Press II, and an attempt has been made to organize it in such a way as to be of value to the apprentice, the journeyman, the foreman, and the owner. We have had the help of the leading press manufacturers and lithographers in compiling and correcting this volume. We believe that anyone interested in the manufacturing end of lithography will find this book informative, instructive and interesting.

Lithography Primer, 3rd Edition

By: Wilson, Daniel G.

The third edition of the Lithography Primer an overview of the most commonly used printing process. A wide variety of products including packaging, books, magazines, posters, business forms, and labels are printed by the lithographic process.

Making Money, Without Financial Wizardry

By: Margolis, Harris R., C.P.A., M.B.A. and Margolis, Stuart W., C.P.A., M.S.

A printer's guide to profits, 1-2-3

Managing by the Numbers -- Key Benchmarking Metrics for Printers (2005 Edition)

By: GATF Press

This publication is a one-of-a-kind compilation identifying performance standards which sheetfed printers can use to benchmark their own operations.They key benchmarking areas in this report are grouped into five categories (sales benchmarks; financial and cost benchmarks; production and factory benchmarks; human resource management benchmarks; technology benchmarks) which have the greatest impact on a firm's overall performance and profitability.

Managing by the Numbers -- Key Benchmarking Metrics for Printers (2009 Edition)

By: GATF Press

Updates the original 2005 publication that identifies benchmarking metrics to be used to gauge performance against industry averages and performance leaders.

Mandatory, Permissive and Illegal Subjects in Collective Bargaining

By: GATF/PIA

Marketing Digital -- A Guide to Print Markets -- Executive Summaries: Set 2

By: Caseria, June; Cole, Kathryn; Landolt, Kevin; and Romano, Frank

Telecommunications; banks; hotels; investment companies; home improvement/office supply; natural gas and electric; travel and tourism; professional services (also includes CD)

Marketing Digital -- A Guide to Print Markets -- Executive Summaries: Set 4

By: Cole, Kathryn; Landolt, Kevin; Needham, Meredith; and Romano, Frank

Architectural and engineering services; book publishing; fashion and apparel; franchise operations; greeting cards; toys and games; high technology

Marketing Digital -- A Guide to Print Markets -- Executive Summaries: Set 5

By: Needham, Meredith and Romano, Frank

Catalogs; manufacturing; newspapers; packaged foods; photographers; federal government; local and state government; schools k-12

Mission: Possible - A Mutual Strategy for Creatives and Printers (Secrets Revealed)

By: PIA/GATF

Offset and Beyond, 2008

By: Presented by The Web Offset Association and The Printing Industries of America/ Graphic Arts Technical Foundation

Offset Platemaking

By: Lithographic Technical Foundation

This book is designed as an elementary text for beginners in offset platemaking. It's main purpose is to teach the best methods of making surface plates on zinc and aluminum, the metals most commonly used by the trade. Use of the least important metal, stainless steel, will be covered briefly.

On-Demand Digital Printing Primer

By: Fenton, Howard M.

On-Demand printing is short-notice, quick turnaround of short, economical print runs. When all criteria are met, the result is lower inventory costs, lower risk of obsolescence, lower production costs, and reduced distribution costs. Experts agree that printing faster (digital printing) and cheaper (on-demand printing), along with the ability to target single customers (personalization and customization), gives digital and on-demand printing a significant competitive advantage over traditional printing.

Package Printing, 2nd Edition

By: Eldred, Nelson R., Dr.

Packages now demand even more color on their packages. Holograms are familiar decorations, and two-dimensional barcodes are common. UV inks have expanded, especially in flexography. This updated edition reflects the changes brought about since the book first appeared, including new and expanded coverage of digital proofing, digital workflow, hi-fi color, color management, nonimpact printing, digital printing, hybrid inks, and nonprinting decoration including holograms, hot stamping, embossing, coating, diecutting, and metallization. Also included is an in-depth look intelligent packaging, specifically RFID labels along, as well as advice on dealing with technical challenges to management, such as quality control, health and safety, and environmental concerns.

PDF Print Production Guide, The

By: Marin, Joseph and Shaffer, Julie

There are a number of books about Adobe Acrobat and PDF, but none focuses entirely on PDF as it relates to print production - until now. You will learn the history and evolution of PDF and the Adobe Acrobat software family before exploring setup and PostScript basics. However, the meat of this book is in the how-to process, as it offers step-by-step instruction on fixing PDF problems that plague print production facilities, as well as specific procedures for creating print-perfect PDF files using the standard Acrobat software tools.

Pocket Pal

By:

A Graphic Arts Production Handbook

Pricing Study (Performance & Profit Series) 2006-2007

By: NAPL

Print Market Atlas, 2008 (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF Press

For printers and imaging establishments who target geographic market areas, customer groups, or printed product classes in marketing their business, the 2008 PIA/GATF Print Market Atlas provides the latest information for identifying, measuring, and reaching specific target markets. Presenting data on national, regional, state, and local print markets, the Atlas supplies an estimate of the size of the U.S. printing industry and breaks down by print market segments and employee size of establishments. Statistics are also published by printing process (sheetfed, web, digital, and other printing/trade services).

Print Sales & Marketing Executives

By: PIA/GATF

Membership Directory

Printed Electronics and the Automatic Identification of Objects

By: GATF Press

An investigation of the emerging and developing technologies related to the generation beyond print-on-paper.

Printing Estimating: Costing and Pricing Print and Digital Media Fifth Edition

By: Ruggles, Philip K.

Enhance your company's management, technical, and costing and pricing skills by adding Printing Estimating: Costing and Pricing Print and Digital Media 5th Edition to your collection. This one-of-a-kind text comes complete with in-depth, contemporary business practices and a supplemental CD with even more practical information. An essential resource for the busy industry executive, Printing Estimating is just what your company needs to effectively manage its finances during such tough economic times.

Printing Plant Layout and Facility Design

By: Geis, A. John

All printers face an expansion decision at some time. The needs of the printer will differ according to the type of printing business, the equipment, and the facility. The ideas presented in this book will help printing firms, primarily lithographers, of all sizes develop the best facility design and layout for their printing operations and support services regardless of whether they are building a new facility, adding on to an existing building, acquiring a larger plant, or rearranging the old one. Printing Plant Layout and Facility Design is an extended in-depth course on planning and designing a plant for lithographic operations.

Printing Sales Contracts (Samples from the Industry)

By: Compiled by PIA's Human Relations Department

Actual contracts used by member companies are compiled here to provide samples of fulfillment, commercial, magazine, book, and confidentiality agreements which you can compare your own printing and service contracts against.

ProfitAccelerator Digital Business Resources (Putting Digital in the Fast Lane)

By: Xerox

In the race for digital printing profits, ProfitAccelerator is a high-performance hot rod. Take a look under the hood and you'll find a finely tuned machine, loaded with all the bells, whistles and horsepower you need to win. It is the premier collection of tools and programs in support of digital printing equipment in the industry today.

Ratios 2006-2007: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 4-Sheetfed Printers by Sales Volume & Geographic Area

By: PIA/GATF

The PIA/GATF Ratios are the industry's premier benchmarking tool for measuring individual company financial performance against industry averages and profit leaders. Volume 4 provides standards by sales volume in twelve North American regions. It also compares firm operations by value added and sales.

Ratios 2006-2007: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 5-Web Offset Printers, Heatset

By: PIA/GATF

Ratios 2006-2007: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 7-Combination Offset-Sheetfed/Web

By: PIA/GATF

The PIA/GATF Ratios are the industry's premier benchmarking tool for measuring individual company financial performance against industry averages and profit leaders. Volume 7 presents data according to sales, product specialty, and percentage of web sales. This special production classification applies to firms with over 20% sheetfed and 20% web sales.

Ratios 2006-2007: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 14-Label Printers

By: PIA/GATF

Ratios 2006-2007: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 15-Digital Printers

By: PIA/GATF

The PIA/GATF Ratios are the industry's premier benchmarking tool for measuring individual company financial performance against industry averages and profit leaders. Volume 15 includes a new group of printers whose manufacturing processes use digital methods to print. These printers are categorized by sales size.

Ratios 2007-2008: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 2-All Printers by Sales Volume and Geographic Area

By: PIA/GATF

The PIA/GATF Ratios are the industry's premier benchmarking tool for measuring individual company financial performance against industry averages and profit leaders. Volume 2 provides ratios and statistics from responding U.S. and Canadian firms in six standardized regions based on value added and sales. Balance sheet ratios, significant facts, and return on investment for all sales ranges and geographic areas are examined.

Ratios 2007-2008: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 4-Sheetfed Printers by Sales Volume & Geographic Area

By: PIA/GATF

Ratios 2008-2009: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 2-All Printers by Sales Volume and Geographic Area

By: PIA/GATF

The PIA/GATF Ratios are the industry's premier benchmarking tool for measuring individual company financial performance against industry averages and profit leaders. Volume 2 provides ratios and statistics from responding U.S. and Canadian firms in six standardized regions based on value added and sales. Balance sheet ratios, significant facts, and return on investment for all sales ranges and geographic areas are examined.

Ratios 2008-2009: Lessons From Industry Profit Leaders -- Volume 4-Sheetfed Printers by Sales Volume & Geographic Area

By: PIA/GATF

Renewing the Printing Industry -- Strategies and Action Items for Success

By: Webb, Joseph W., Ph.D.

This publication offers strategies and action items that print businesses can take today to succeed in an environment where print is fighting a fierce battle with electronic media.

Sales Compensation and Incentive Plans (Samples from the Industry)

By: PIA

This publication was developed as a result of numerous requests for this type of information. The Sales and Marketing Executives (S&ME) and Printing Industry Financial Executives (PIFE), special sections of PIA, asked their members to provide copies of their compensation plans or directives that they use to calculate sales compensation and incentive payments. This book provides 26 examples of straight commission plans and value-added commission plans, which vary widely in length and detail.

Sample Union Contract Language Manual

By: Compiled by PIA/GATF's Human Relations Department

This revised Sample Union Contract Language Manual provides updated sample contract language to help graphic arts employees set goals for formulating initial and subsequent proposals for negotiations with unions.

Scanning Primer

By: Adams, Richard M., II

In 128 pages, the author covers a wide range of topics that will help you to improve the quality of your color images: scanning basics, including types of scanners, scanner technology, and the quality attributes of a good scan; copydot scanning and digital photography; the three essential color reproduction requirements -- tone reproduction, gray balance, and color correction; open-system color, or what is better known as "color management"; color profiles and their application in a printing environment; important color reproduction considerations including size limitations, screen ruling and screening methods, undercolor removal, gray component replacement, and unsharp masking; how the output medium (e.g., paper or web) influences decisions such as resolution, color mode, and file format used.

Sheetfed Offset Press Operating -- 3rd Edition

By: DeJidas, Lloyd P., Jr. and Destree, Thomas M.

Designed to supplement press operating manuals and formal apprenticeship programs, the third edition of Sheetfed Offset Press Operating provides both notice and experienced press operators with valuable information to improve productivity and print quality. It combines theoretical and practical how-to information in a single, easy-to-read volume. A key text in PIA/GATF's Sheetfed Offset Press Training Curriculum, this new edition has been reorganized into eleven sections that parallel the eleven tasks in the training program (orientation to the sheetfed offset press; safety; feeder system; sheet register system; delivery system; printing unit; inking system; dampening system; press makeready; press production; preventive maintenance).

Sheetfed Offset Press Training Cirriculum, The - Trainee's Workbook, Volume 1, 6th Edition (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF Staff

The PIA/GATF Sheetfed Offset Press Training Cirriculum is designed to help you effectively train your pressroom staff. It is a resource that contains everything needed to deliver technical content, teach standard operating procedures, and measure trainee learning and performance. It combines the best of instructional design with the latest in technical information into a highly visual, interactive, and production-oriented cirriculum.

Shop Rules

By: GATF/PIA

Short History of Binding, A

By: Oresick, William

This overview, spanning six millennia, offers a short, illustrated, non-technical orientation to the development of bookbinding. The narrative ranges from the origin of bookmaking in Mesopotamia to the development of the codex book format in ancient Rome to the mechanization of the bindery during the Industrial Revolution. This history of binding is useful to printing and publishing professionals, to students -- to anyone curious about graphic communications.

Soft Proofing Study (GATF 2003)

By: Bassinger, Greg and Marin, Joseph

There are a variety of soft proofing options for contract color and markup available to printers, service bureaus, and anyone who must approve content. Utilizing soft proofing in the production workflow offers benefits from reduced materials and courier costs to tracking customer comments for billing purposes. Today, many soft proofing systems for markup have been integrated with systems designed to display contract color. This GATF Research and Technology Report looks at a number of systems for markup, as well as the enabling technologies and applications for contract color soft proofing available today.

Steal These Ideas

By: Cone, Steve

Marketing secrets that will make you a star. Hundreds of real-world ideas you can act on to improve your marketing and your career!

Stochastic and Hybrid Screening Printability Study

By: Radencic, Gregory M.

Advances in digital/inkjet technologies and color management have made stochastic screening a popular choice today. With options spanning differences in spot sizes, algorithms for placement of dots, and spot shape within each manufacturer, some screening patterns have been developed that combine the benefits of conventional and stochastic screening - these are the hybrids. This study was designed to show the differences between currently available conventional and stochastic/hybrid screens and to show the steps required to predict the outcome of the process. Seven suppliers participated in the study, supplying GATF with two sets of plates, one for image analysis and one to be printed under controlled conditions at GATF. Measurements were collected for density, tone value increase, print contrast, and gray balance and compared to show the differences between the conventional and stochastic/hybrid screening solutions.

Survey of Printing Management and Administrative Compensation, 2003-2004 (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF

This comprehensive biannual survey conducted by the Printing Industries of America reports on compensation rates and benefits as reported by more than one thousand graphic arts companies. This information provides basic guidelines for comparing your company's wage and benefit packages against others for management and administrative positions and includes projected salary increases over the next twelve months. In addition to convenient concise descriptions for all of the job functions detailed in this report, featured topics include information on specific company benefits from paid holidays to health insurance to severance policies; the frequency, basis and period of salary increases; and compensation ranges. Results are summarized by location, company size, labor status, primary graphic arts business, and economic environment. Additionally, new to the 2003-2004 edition of the report is an appendix section listing actual responses provided by participating firms to specific questions on the survey form.

Survey of Printing Management and Administrative Compensation, 2005-2006 (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF

Updating the biannual PIA/GATF survey of graphic arts companies, this comprehensive study reports on compensation rates and benefits for management and administrative positions and provides guidelines for comparisons of your company's wage and benefit packages.

Survey of Printing Production and Technical Compensation, 2001-2002 (PIA)

By: PIA/GATF

The 2001-2002 PIA Survey of Printing Production and Technical Compensation is a brand new report exploring the salary and benefit packages for production and technical employees in the printing industry. IN a comprehensive national survey conducted by PIA, 626 graphic arts companies reported on more than 260 separate occupations. Information is organized by certain demographic classifications and fringe benefits to help readers quickly locate the information they need. Similarly, results are summarized by location, company size, labor status, primary graphic arts business, and economic environment. Features include projected salary/wage increases over teh next twelve months and years in position for more accurate comparison. Positions covered include those in areas such as prepress, quick printing, screen printing, electronic/digital printing, flexographic, letterpress, sheetfed offset, web offset, gravure, bindery, shipping, and other classifications.

Survey of Sales Compensation, 2003-2004 (GATF/PIA)

By: GATF/PIA

This annual national survey, mailed to a sample of the PIA membership, provides information on fringe benefits, compensation formulas, and compensation for full-time sales representatives in the graphic communications industry. In this edition, responses from more than four hundred national survey participants were integrated with data from five hundred-plus firms participating in the GATF/PIA affiliate surveys. Contributors reported on information sorted into six parameters: total respondents (national), geographic region, union status, employee volume, primary business segment, and economic/demographic climate. The survey gathered salespersons' salaries for the 2003 calendar year on straight salary, commission, bonus, and total pay. Minimum, maximum, median, and average results are reported to show the range of responses.Additionally, new to the 2003-2004 edition of the report is an appendix section listing actual responses provided by participating firms to specific questions on the survey form.

Survey of Sales Compensation, 2005-2006 (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF Press

This biannual national survey of a sample of the PIA/GATF membership provides information on fringe benefits, compensation formulas, and compensation for full-time sales representatives in the graphic communications industry. The 2005-2006 survey gathered salespersons' salaries for the 2005 calendar year on straight salary, commission, bonus, and total pay. Use this data as a guideline for developing or updating your salary and benefit packages for sales professionals. The survey further analyzes data by six different salary formulas: salary only, commission only, combination commission and bonus, combination salary and commission, combination salary and bonus, and combination salary, commission, and bonus. Minimum, maximum, median, and average results also show a range of responses.

Survey of Sales Compensation, 2007-2008 (PIA/GATF)

By: PIA/GATF Press

This biannual national survey of a sample of the PIA/GATF membership provides information on fringe benefits, compensation formulas, and compensation for full-time sales representatives in the graphic communications industry. The 2007-2008 survey gathered salespersons' salaries for the 2007 calendar year on straight salary, commission, bonus, and total pay. Use this data as a guideline for developing or updating your salary and benefit packages for sales professionals. The survey further analyzes data by six different salary formulas: salary only, commission only, combination commission and bonus, combination salary and commission, combination salary and bonus, and combination salary, commission, and bonus. Minimum, maximum, median, and average results also show a range of responses.

Technology Benchmarks, 2004

By: PIA/GATF

The 2004 PIA/GATF Technology Benchmarks report is the result of a comprehensive national technology issues assessment conducted by the Printing Industries of America, Inc. in the spring of 2004. Participating graphic arts companies reported on the prevalence, satisfaction level, and anticipated implementation of 41 important technologies in the printing industries. The report examines 10 technologies used in prepress departments, 6 technologies used in the digital printing department, 13 technologies used in the pressroom, 9 technologies associated with materials, and 3 technologies used in the bindery/finishing department.

To Be a Profitable Printer

By: Moffitt, Michael D.

Three buzz phrases - consolidation, international competition, and soft demand - characterize the recent business environment, including that of the printing industry. So how does a printer distinguish itself in such an environment, both to the customer and on the bottom line? To Be a Profitable Printer explores a business theory and management approach that spells success, and the author underscores these elements with plenty of real-life examples and present-day scenarios that can be applied to your own business.

Total Production Maintenance: A Guide for the Printing Industry, 3rd Edition

By: Rizzo, Kenneth E.

To remain competitive, printers must maximize all the components of the graphic arts processes, from prepress to shipping. This book allows printers to develop, implement, and utilize a formal graphic arts technical system to accelerate plant production through-put while optimizing and maintaining this Total Production Maintenance (TPM) system. Achieve optimum equipment effectiveness with your new and enhanced TPM system! Additionally, this valuable resource will provide you with instructions on accessing maintenance, calibration, and process control checklists, both blank and actual templates, used by PIA/GATF for its internal TPM program.

VDP - You've Started Your Ascent: Take It to the Next Level (video)

By: PIA/GATF

Variable Data and Personalization Conference (November 12-14, 2006-Phoenix, AZ)

Web Offset Press Training Curriculum, The - 6th Edition (GATF)

By: GATF Staff

The GATF Web Offset Press Training Cirriculum is designed to help effectively train pressroom staff and achieve results that transfer to dollars. It is a complete resource that contains everything needed to deliver technical content, teach standard operating procedures, and measure trainee learning and performance. Designed with the special demands of today's busy pressroom in mind, it is highly visual, interactive, and production-oriented. Now in this sixth edition, The GATF Web Offset Press Training Cirriculum brings press training to a new level of feasibility and effectiveness. Completely revised and expanded, it combines the best of instructional design with the latest in technical information.

Web-to-Print Primer

By: McKibben, Sarah and Shaffer, Julie

Within the pages of this book you will find something that hasn't existed before -- an unbiased, one-stop resource guide for anyone who needs to get up to speed quickly on the topic of web-to-print.

What the Lithographer Should Know About Ink

By: Lithographic Technical Foundation

What the Lithographer Should Know About Paper: Technical Bulletin No. 8

By: Lithographic Technical Foundation

The purpose of this book is to bring together all the technical information on paper that can be helpful to lithographers, and to lithographic paper and paperboard manufacturers. Its study should be of considerable help to practical men in avoiding and remedying paper troubles, and also to those who are interested in setting up systems for quality improvement and control in paper making and lithography. Technical terms unfamiliar to lithographers are explained in the glossary.

Why Print? The Top Ten Ways Print Helps you Prosper

By:

This guide to the value of print was created using as many different printing techniques as we could fit into one 24-page brochure. The idea is to show you just a fraction of the many faces of print so, you can use its persuasive power to its full advantage on every project you put on paper. The versatility of our medium is another way print helps you prosper.