First Design Guide - Flexographic Technical Association
First Design Guide - Flexographic Technical Association
First Design Guide - Flexographic Technical Association
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3.0 TYPE AND DESIGN ELEMENTS<br />
3.1 Typography: Know the Print Process Capabilities<br />
Due to the nature of the flexographic process, text that prints positive will tend to fatten while text that is reversed out will<br />
tend to fill in, lose fine lines and serifs, and become plugged. Therefore, when selecting fonts, care and attention is critical.<br />
Tables 3.1a and 3.1b provide general guidelines by flexographic print segment. Because the minimum type size and rule<br />
width are print system dependent, the designer should confirm rule width and type style & size with the print provider.<br />
When attempting to increase the weight of a serif font, it is not always effective to use the bold, heavy, black, or ultra versions.<br />
When fonts are changed to a heavier version, verify the text did not reflow. Type can be stroked to increase its thickness, but<br />
the “counters” (holes in letters such as a, d, o, e and R) may fill in, so care must be used.<br />
Table 3.1a<br />
Wide<br />
Web<br />
Narrow<br />
Web<br />
Minimum Type Size: General <strong>Guide</strong>lines<br />
Minimum type size is print system dependent; determine minimum type size with a press fingerprint.<br />
Segment Substrate<br />
Preprint<br />
Linerboard<br />
Combined<br />
Corrugated<br />
Serif<br />
(ex:Times<br />
Roman)<br />
FLEXOGRAPHIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS & TOLERANCES<br />
Positive Reverse<br />
Sans<br />
Serif (ex:<br />
Helvetica)<br />
Serif<br />
Sans<br />
Serif<br />
All 8 pt. 6 pt. 10 pt. 8 pt.<br />
White Top 8 pt. 6 pt. 10 pt. 8 pt.<br />
Coated Paper 6 pt. 4 pt. 8 pt. 6 pt.<br />
Folding Carton All 6 pt. 4 pt. 8 pt. 6 pt.<br />
Multiwall Bag<br />
Film Products<br />
Coated Paper 8 pt. 6 pt. 12 pt. 10 pt.<br />
Uncoated Paper 10 pt. 8 pt. 18 pt. 12 pt.<br />
Polyester 8 pt. 6 pt. 12 pt. 10 pt.<br />
Polypropylene,<br />
Polyethylene, &<br />
Metallized<br />
8 pt. 6 pt. 10 pt. 8 pt.<br />
Newsprint Uncoated Paper 10 pt. 7 pt. 11 pt. 10 pt.<br />
Paper Products All 6 pt. 4 pt. 8 pt. 6 pt.<br />
Film Products All 6 pt. 4 pt. 8 pt. 6 pt.<br />
Envelope All 6 pt. 4 pt. 8 pt. 6 pt.<br />
DESIGN<br />
Printer Specific<br />
Positive Reverse<br />
Serif<br />
Sans<br />
Serif<br />
Serif<br />
Sans<br />
Serif<br />
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