| When you want to get beautiful color prints without | | | | to more than a few dozens, it will be cheaper to print |
| breaking your budget, you should consider offset | | | | a hundred offset than to have the exact amount |
| printing. It used to be that offset printing requires large | | | | printed digitally. |
| volume for minimum orders, but with the developments | | | | Printing Cheaply with Offset |
| in printing, minimum orders have gone down. Now, you | | | | 1. Commercial printing companies use offset to print |
| can order as little as 100 pieces for posters, and a few | | | | volumes of prints. These are favored for being |
| hundreds for other smaller items. | | | | efficient and cost-effective. At the same time, it turns |
| You can print out full-colored flyers for a single event | | | | out consistent, well-defined prints that makes every |
| or for a seasonal promo, without worrying about | | | | print produced count. |
| having truckloads of them in your basement later on. | | | | 2. A wide range of print products can be purchased in |
| More importantly, you can print larger format materials | | | | offset. From business cards to greeting cards, |
| than your standard 8.5 x11 legal paper. | | | | multi-page documents such as newsletters, booklets or |
| Digital Offset Printing vs. Inkjet Printing | | | | catalogs and calendars, to small stickers. |
| Offset does not limit it self. There are other materials | | | | 3. Different print jobs are laid out together in a single |
| such as paper labels, matte and high gloss paper to | | | | sheet also known as a gang-run. When you run |
| name a few other available stocks. | | | | different print jobs as a single plate, on a single sheet, |
| You can now put your trusty inkjet printers to rest and | | | | the cost of plating and set-up is distributed over a |
| let the big boys come to the rescue. Photo quality | | | | number of jobs, making printing cost-effective. |
| inkjets are made for small prints and business | | | | 4. You can have a number of sizes for your offset |
| documents, and have more expensive ink (not to | | | | prints. Aside from the standard and common sizes |
| mention paper). Colored copiers on the other hand | | | | available for certain products, you can produce prints in |
| have poorer print quality than the rich photographic | | | | your own desired size with no problem. There are |
| prints of commercial printers. | | | | even printing companies out in the market who would |
| Commercial digital printers, on the other hand, come at | | | | allow you to print as large as 12” x 18” without |
| par with offset when it comes to print quality and | | | | undergoing custom printing. |
| longevity. And like the inkjet printers at home, it has | | | | The developments in digital technology have rubbed |
| carved out a name in printing for short order prints. But | | | | off on offset printing, and are passed down to the |
| even though it is as effective as offset prints, digital | | | | users. This means you can afford to have your |
| prints are still quite expensive to afford one your bulk | | | | marketing materials printed professionally and cheaply |
| printing needs. | | | | at the same time. Added to this, you can enjoy them |
| Unlike offset prints where the cost goes down | | | | soon enough for offset prints also possess short |
| dramatically, the change in cost for inkjet printing only | | | | turnaround time. |
| goes down marginally. When the printing volume goes | | | | |
