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Set-off

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, set-off means: Unwanted transfer of fresh ink from a printed sheet to another surface.

In Turkish: arka verme

How it is used

Use for contact transfer, especially between stacked sheets.

Example sentences

  1. Set-off left a faint image on the back of the next sheet.

    Fresh ink transfers by contact to an adjacent surface.

  2. The printer checked for set-off before stacking the dark covers.

    A heavily inked surface may need attention before sheets touch.

Common collocations

  • ink set-off
  • prevent set-off
  • print-readyDescribes a final file that meets the printer's requirements and can go straight to press, with correct size, bleed, colour mode, image resolution and fonts.
  • proofA trial version of a design, on paper or as a PDF, that the designer and client check carefully for mistakes and colour before the full print run starts.

More terms: Print Production

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