Lessons learned

The speed design championship Peter Bünau
A guide for beginners and those who have already begun.

The way of the samurai Peter Bünau
Job-hunting advice for beginning print designers.

Trained gorillas Peter Bünau
Advice on taming difficult clients for young print designers.

Graphic file formats Alexey Kletsel
A detailed description of the main graphic file formats. Especially for designers.

Scanning technique and the basics of image correction Alexey Kletsel

Moiré From the RU.DTP conference

Preparing a publication for the imagesetter Alexey Kletsel

Monitor and printer calibration

Standard publication formats (GOST 5773-76)
A list of the print formats used in publishing practice per GOST 5773-76

Printing

Auxiliary operations are not the ones that help but the ones that get in the way. Marsel Sharifullin
The latest novelties and inventions in printing. Automation of the press: plate changing, roller and cylinder washing, paper loading and delivery, sheet perfecting, adjustment to stock format and thickness.

Will hypodynamia become an occupational disease of pressmen? Marsel Sharifullin
An overview of print quality control systems. Ink-water balance, colour registration, sheet monitoring, closed-loop control systems and fully automated print shops.

Average printing parameters for different paper types. Dmitry Shirenov
How to measure dot gain and choose printing parameters on an offset press.

Folding equipment. Marsel Sharifullin
All about folding: technology, machine design, working techniques and so on. The requirements a folder must meet. Modern equipment, the problems facing designers. Accessories: perforators, creasers, gluing units.

Several ways to determine paper grain direction. Dmitry Shirenov

The recent history of quick printing in Russia through the eyes of witnesses. Marsel Sharifullin, Dmitry Shirenov
Quick printing in Russia, 1993–1999.

The history of small offset as an interplay of economics and technology. Marsel Sharifullin
Small offset: the advantages of small-format presses. The current state of small-format equipment, the main models, the features of the various classes of small-format presses.

The peculiarities of small offset. Marsel Sharifullin
Small offset: the advantages of small-format presses. The current state of small-format equipment, the main models, the features of the various classes of small-format presses.

Will the waterless oasis bloom? Marsel Sharifullin
Waterless offset (printing without dampening solution) — pros and cons.