All Guides
How to Choose the Right Fonts and Sizes for Your Brochure
How to choose the right fonts and sizes for your brochure. Exact point sizes for titles, headlines, and body copy, plus pairing rules that print clean.
How to Create a Brochure in Photoshop
How to create a brochure in Photoshop: set up size, resolution, bleed, fold guides and CMYK color, then export a print-ready PDF that prints crisp.
Standard Brochure Sizes and Pamphlet Dimensions
Standard brochure sizes explained: 8.5x11, 8.5x14, 11x17, and pamphlet dimensions with fold options for each. Find the right brochure size for your next design.
The Brochure Choices That Save Money and the Ones That Show
Which brochure specs to trim for savings and which ones readers notice, covering fold count, stock weight, coating and the quantity that changes unit cost.
UV Coating in Printing, Pros, Cons and When to Use It
UV coating is a clear gloss finish cured under ultraviolet light. Learn how it works, the pros and cons, spot UV vs full flood, and when to use it.
Die Cutting and Custom Die Cut Printing Explained
Die cutting turns your artwork into a custom shape, cut clean to the edge. See how it works, what you can order, and how pricing works at 4OVER4.COM.
Printing 101, the Industry Knowledge Base
Printing 101 in plain English: processes, paper, finishing, color, and prepress. The complete printing knowledge base from 4OVER4.COM.
Glossy vs. Matte Cardstock and Which Finish Is Better for Your Prints
Glossy vs matte cardstock, compared on color, readability, feel, and cost. See which finish suits cards and postcards, then print at 4OVER4.COM.
What Is DPI? Print Resolution Explained
DPI made simple. What dots per inch is, how it differs from PPI, and the exact DPI for flyers, cards, and posters so your print stays sharp. Read now.
A Guide to Creating Commercial Print-Ready Files
Print file preparation step by step. Set CMYK color, 300 DPI images, bleed and trim, and embedded fonts, then export a press-ready PDF that prints right.
Bleeds, Cut Line and Safety Checklist for Printing
Bleed, cut line, and safe zone for print-ready files: the standard 0.125-inch bleed, a checklist, and where to set each line so nothing gets trimmed.
Cutting and Trimming Machines Explained
How print cutting and trimming machines work: guillotine cutters, die cutters, laser cutters, three-knife trimmers, and corner rounders for clean edges.
