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Pantone Colour Matching System

The Pantone Matching System is a formula guide of 1,114 pre-defined spot colours. The system is a universally accepted and recognised colour classification directory for print and other industries where colour control is a necessity.
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Malware (adware, spyware, Trojan horses, viruses and worms)

Malware is created to cause damage to graphic designers (amongst others) and associates' computers. If designers do not operate an effective malware defence protocol, they will spread malware to clients and suppliers' computer systems,
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Supplementary Raw (SR)

Where a brochure, leaflet, poster etc is designed with full bleed (print right up to the edge of the document) the printer will use SR sized paper and card. SR is the abbreviation for ‘supplementary raw’. SR is larger than the A series e.g. SRA4
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Lorem Ipsum

Lorem Ipsum is the text used in Graphic Design to display where copy is to be placed, without the reader being distracted by the content. It has a realistic distribution of words and although at first glance it appears as readable text; it is
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The portable document format (Adobe PDF)

From our experience within the print and design industry Minuteman Press Bristol have come to rely upon  and recommend the Adobe PDF system for receiving print ready artwork files and emailing design proofs to clients. Not only have we found
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Stock image resources

At Minuteman Press Bristol we use a number of Internet sources to search and acquire graphics and images for our design projects; from logo design and corporate identity to calendars and business cards. All sources provide categories
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The Prisoner

In the view of Minuteman Press Bristol one of the most iconic fonts ever created is Village. The font was developed for use in the 1967 (now cult) television series The Prisoner, which was co-created by and starred Patrick McGoohan (1928 - 2009).
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