From Sappi, maker of the leading printing paper brands in North America, comes The Standard, a new technical publication on printing and design. This issue on prepress is not meant to be a how-to manual, but a resource of “best practice” tips, approaches and reminders, as shared with us by prepress specialists, printers (large, medium and small) and designers (seasoned and novice). We welcome your input. By making The Standard a forum intersecting design and printing, we hope to provide useful knowledge to elevate the level of professionalism and the quality of the end results.