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Show-through

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, show-through means: The visibility of printing on the opposite side through the paper.

In Turkish: arkayı gösterme

How it is used

Distinguish low paper opacity from ink transferred onto another sheet.

Example sentences

  1. Show-through made the reverse-side photograph visible behind the poem.

    The reader sees through the sheet rather than a second printed image.

  2. We compared paper samples to reduce show-through in the journal.

    The paper choice affects how much reverse-side content remains visible.

Common collocations

  • paper show-through
  • reduce show-through
  • 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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