The Little “Secret” of Process Color at Press: Printing to Gray Balance Printing to Gray Balance, written by Dan Remaley, Senior Technical Consultant in Process Controls for PIA/GATF. He invites anyone who would like further information to contact him at 412-259-1814 (o), 412-889-7643 (c), or dremaley@piagatf.org
ENVELOPE SIZE CHART A common question we always get asked. What is the envelop size and what number is it? The following is a chart for all of the sizes and applications. Business & Correspondence Widely used for business and personal correspondence. Commercial and Side Seam flap styles are ideal for machine insertion. Wallet flaps provide a large area ideal for imprinting. Square flaps are contemporary, but not recommended for machine insertion. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE 6 1/4 3.5″ x 6″ 3.25″ x 5.75″ 6 3/4 3.625″ x 6.5″ 3.5″ x 6.25″ 8 5/8 3.625″ x 8.625″ 3.5″ x 8.375″ 7 3.75″ x 6.75″ 3.5″ x 6.5″ Monarch (7 3/4) 3.875″ x 7.5″ 3.75″ x 7.25″ 9 3.875″ x 8.875″ 3.75″ x 8.675″ 9 (policy) 4″ x 9″ 3.75″ x 8.5″ 10 4.125″ x 9.5″ 4″ x 9.25″ DL 4.313″ x 8.625″ 4.125″ x 8.375″ 11 4.5″ x 10.375″ 4.25″ x 10.125″ 12 4.75″ x 11″ 4.5″ x 10.75″ 14 5″ x 11.5″ 4.75″ x 11.25″ 16 6″ x 12″ 5.75″ x 11.75″ Booklet This style is ideal for annual reports, brochures, sales materials, and more. The open side makes it acceptable for automatic insertion. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE 3 4.75″ x 6.5″ 4.5″ x 6″ 4 1/2 5.5″ x 7.5″ 5.25″ x 7″ 5 5.5″ x 8.125″ 5.25″ x 7.625″ 6 5.75″ x 8.875″ 5.5″ x 8.375″ 6 1/2 6″ x 9″ 5.75″ x 9″ 6 5/8 6″ x 9.5″ 5.75″ x 9″ 6 3/4 6.5″ x 9.5″ 6.25″ x 9″ 7 1/4 7″ x 10″ 6.75″ x 9.5″ 7 1/2 7.5″ x 10.5″ 7.25″ x 10″ 9 8.75″ x 11.5″ 8.5″ x 11″ 9 1/2 9″ x 12″ 8.75″ x 11.5″ 10 9.5″ x 12.625″ 9.25″ x 12.125″ 13 10″ x 13″ 9.75″ x 12.5″ Catalog Center seam makes this style more durable for mailing heavy-weight materials. These envelopes can not be processed through inserting equiptment or run through a laser printer. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE 1 6″ x 9″ 5.75″ x 8.75″ 1 3/4 6.5″ x 9.5″ 6.25″ x 9.25″ 3 7″ x 10″ 6.75″ x 9.5″ 6 7.5″ x 10.5″ 7.25″ x 10″ 8 8.25″ x 11.25″ 8″ x 10.75″ 9 3/4 8.75″ x 11.25″ 8.5″ x 10.75″ 10 1/2 9″ x 12″ 8.75″ x 11.5″ 12 1/2 9.5″ x 12.5″ 9.25″ x 12″ 13 1/2 10″ x 13″ 9.75″ x 12.5″ 14 1/2 11.5″ x 14.5″ 11.25″ x 14″ 15 10″ x 15″ 9.75″ x 14.5″ 15 1/2 12″ x 15.5″ 11.75″ x 15″ Square This unusual shape attracts attention to contents. Square envelopes are nonstandard and require additional postage to mail. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE 5″ 5″ x 5″ 4.75″ x 4.75″ 5 ½” 5.5″ x 5.5″ 5.25″ x 5.25″ 6″ 6″ x 6″ 5.75″ x 5.75″ 6 ½” 6.5″ x 6.5″ 6.25″ x 6.25″ 7″ 7″ x 7″ 6.75″ x 6.75″ 7 ½” 7.5″ x 7.5″ 7.25″ x 7.25″ 8″ 8″ x 8″ 7.75″ x 7.75″ 8 ½” 8.5″ x 8.5″ 8.25″ x 8.25″ 9″ 9″ x 9″ 8.75″ x 8.75″ 9 ½” 9.5″ x 9.5″ 9.25″ x 9.25″ 10″ 10″ x 10″ 9.75″ x 9.75″ 13 ½” 13.5″ x 13.5″ 13.25″ x 13.25″ Baronial Deep pointed flap traditionally used for formal announcements and invitations. Not recommended for machine insertion. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE Professional* 2.125″ x 3.625″ 2″ x 3.5″ #16 (Mrs.)* 2.375″ x 3.375″ 2.25″ x 3.125″ #17 (Mr. & Mrs.)* 2.6875″ x 3.6875″ 2.5625″ x 3.5625″ Gladstone* 3.563″ x 5.562″ 3.375″ x 5.375″ 4-Bar 3.625″ x 5.125″ 3.475″ x 4.875″ 5½-Bar 4.375″ x 5.75″ 4.25″ x 5.5″ 6-Bar/Walton Outside 4.75″ x 6.5″ 4.625″ x 6.25″ Lee 5.25″ x 7.25″ 5.125″ x 7″ Linwood/Monona Inside 5.25″” x 7.5″” 5″ x 7.25″ Monona Outside 5.5″ x 7.75″ 5.25″ x 7.5″ * This size is too small to mail. Announcement Also called A-style, this contemporary design is idea for photographs, greeting cards, small booklets, and promotional pieces. Do not confuse the A-4 size with metric A4 paper, which fits into a DL size Commercial envelope. TYPE SIZE ENCLOSURE A-2 4.375″ x 5.75″ 4.25″ x 5.5″ A-6 4.75″ x 6.5″ 4.625″ x 6.25″ A-7 5.25″ x 7.25″ 5″ x 7″ A-8 5.5″ x 8.125″ 5.25″ x 7.75″ A-9 5.75″ x 8.875″ 5.5″ x 8.625″ A-10 6″ x 9.5″ 5.75″ x 9.25″
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Paper bags are one of the most utilitarian items in our culture. They house lunches, groceries, and the goodies we purchase at retail stores. Before there were paper bags (or sacks if you live in the mid-west), one either brought their own container, usually a basket, or a shop owner rolled and glued some paper, known as a cornucopia, to hold one’s purchase.