C&D gets a New Digital Press We have recently upgraded one of our digital presses to a Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000. New press… new capabilities! The AccurioPress reduces turnaround times to a new minimum with its finished inline output. The most exciting of these features is booklet making with trimming – finished books, right off […]

C&D wins 2022 On the Case Award! C&D won the the Putting the Unity in Community Award in recognition for showing ongoing support to the community. It takes a special company to earn a nomination, and go even further by winning. While this award recognizes a specific area of merit, it also honors a much […]

Rich Black Just like the name suggests, for large areas, a Rich Black is better, more refined and easier to deal with. A true Rich Black is 100% black with small amounts of cyan, magenta and/or yellow, to make it hold up better on press. Traditionally, 100% black and 40% or 60% cyan are used […]

Why Paper is the Packaging Choice for Sustainability Let’s imagine a little experiment. We order a pizza and a 2 liter soda delivered, and after dinner we throw the pizza box and soda bottle in the back yard to see how long it takes them to decompose. You get the picture. No need to do […]

What is Kick Back? No, it’s not a bribe… LOL! It’s a real, above board thing in printing. Many times we use a black built of multiple colors, for whatever reason, but that is another post, we call these Rich Blacks, but they are really only Rich Black if they contain 100% Black ink in […]

Are you frustrated with the Paper Shortage? So are we! As with many commodities, in the “New Normal,” there is a shortage of paper. It is just not as easily obtained and in addition, the prices can be volatile. So, what do we do to Solve this Problem? C&D Printing and Packaging has Some Helpful […]

A short story about RGB & CMYK This is not a science lesson about color, these are just the facts in Plain English. RGB (Red, Green and Blue) is for screens: computer monitors, phones, TVs and cameras. It uses light to create images. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) is for printing: anything on paper, […]

Exporting PDFs for Print from Canva There are new applications out there that make it easier for non-graphic designers to create content. One of these is Canva. If you are using Canva to create content for print, we have a few suggestions to make things a little easier when you send us a pdf. First, […]

1 Color Black Text  vs  CMYK Black Text #000000 ≠ 100% K 1 color black vs CMYK or 4 color black is a frequent topic of conversation with clients and designers we work with. When it comes to commercial offset printing it is important to understand the difference between the colors and when one should be used over the […]