Print vs Online: how to shape a project for the medium

Online A4 printing is a great solution if you're looking to make a statement with your documents and projects. Whether you’re printing paper documents, posters, or booklets, you need to know the differences between digital and print so that you can make the most of each medium. Your message and your ideas won’t change depending on where you publish them, but you will need to treat them differently. 

Digital and Print versions might look very similar, but they’re different in so many ways that you can’t simply expect your project to work for both, or at least not in the same form. 

The order you use is an important factor to consider when creating for print. In print, you have the opportunity to create a logical throughline in your project, rather than a series of self-sufficient pages. When it comes to layout, printed pages offer you more control over the position of elements on the page, as the page will remain the same regardless of the device it is viewed on.

Impact is a key element of any project, and you need to consider how your reader will experience the project. With printed documents, you know roughly how it will appear to the reader, so you can plan the design accordingly. If the page is not responsive, the screen size will affect how it is displayed, so be sure to choose the right size for your project.

Colour is another essential element to consider. Printing uses a different colour production model than digital, so you need to make sure you are working with CMYK or matching your RGB colours to it. This ensures that the colour you see on the screen will be the same when printed. Finally, you need to consider finality. With printed documents, they are the final version, whereas webpages can be easily changed. This means that you need to be certain that your printed project is the best it can be before you publish it.

At Printt, we make online A4 printing easy. With our simple online ordering system, you can upload your files and collect them the same day, or have them delivered to your address. No minimum order is required, and we’ll even give you 30% off your first delivery order. Get started now and make the most of online A4 printing.

Here’s your guide to creating for print, and how it differs from digital. 

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