Issue CMYK

Issue CMYK is a special edition to celebrate GSM magazine’s ten years in production. We focus on the intricacies of the printing process and selecting the correct paper for your print project. A collation of updated previously published education articles, along with some new ones, to create an essential reference tool for all of those involved in the world of print.

The team at GSM are proud to announce that the CMYK edition of GSM has won a gold at the 2025 Pride in Print awards.Pride in Print Gold

Please note, due to popular demand, issue CMYK has now sold out.

 

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GSM – issue CMYK

Issue CMYK is a collation of updated previously published education articles, along with some new ones, to create an essential reference tool for all of those involved in the world of print.

Pride in Print Gold

1.0 COLOUR
1.1. CMYK Colour
1.2. Screen Colour
1.3. Colour Methodology

2.0 PRINT PROCESSES
2.1. Long-Run Versus Short-Run Printing
2.2. Offset Lithography
2.3. Other Forms Of Long-Run Printing
2.4. Digital Printing
2.5. Letterpress
2.6. Print Methods Summary Chart

3.0 BEYOND PRINT
3.1. Clear Print Coatings
3.2. Embossing & Debossing
3.3. Foiling
3.4. Die-Cutting
3.5. Folding
3.6. Binding
3.7. Trimming

4.0 ARTWORK
4.1. Document Set-Up
4.2. Colour
4.3. Photographic Images
4.4. Packaging & Exporting Artwork Files

5.0 PAPER
5.1. Type Of Papers
5.2. Specifying Paper

6.0 REFERENCE
6.1 Line/Stroke weights
6.2 Working with Gradients
6.3 CMYK Colour Charts
6.4 Common Paper Sizes
6.5 Type Sizes

Glossary Of Terms

FEATURED STOCKS of issue CMYK: STOCK & PRINT SPECS

  • Cover printed CMYK + matt aqueous coating + spot UV (satin varnish inside) on Sumo Matt 300gsm
  • P3 – 14 printed CMYK on Eco100 115gsm
  • P15 – 82 printed CMYK on Sumo Laser 120gsm
  • P75 – 78 printed CMYK+ Pantone PMS021U on Sumo Laser 120gsm
  • P83 – 98 printed CMYK on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultra White 104gsm
  • P99 – 110 printed CMYK + satin varnish on Sumo Gloss 113gsm