https://latestprintingnews.com/ National trade masthead covering Australia's commercial print and packaging industry from primary documents: processes, standards, substrates, colour, packaging regulation and industry data. Researched and written with AI under standing editorial rules; every factual claim links its primary source. en https://latestprintingnews.com/beyond-cmyk-spot-colour-systems-explained/ https://latestprintingnews.com/beyond-cmyk-spot-colour-systems-explained/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT When four process colours are not enough: how spot inks, Pantone's extended gamut (CMYK plus orange, green and violet) and the G7 and ISO 12647-2 standards fit together, and what each option costs you in practice. https://latestprintingnews.com/choosing-print-substrates-and-stock/ https://latestprintingnews.com/choosing-print-substrates-and-stock/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A working reference for choosing paper and board, plus the live news: the rules behind FSC and Responsible Wood certified-stock claims are both changing in 2026, with a comment window closing 7 August. https://latestprintingnews.com/custom-packaging-for-australian-small-business/ https://latestprintingnews.com/custom-packaging-for-australian-small-business/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why small businesses are buying more custom packaging, what the APCO data says about the fibre packaging they are buying, and the recyclability and labelling rules a small brand is walking into. https://latestprintingnews.com/how-offset-printing-works/ https://latestprintingnews.com/how-offset-printing-works/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plates, blankets, make-ready and the colour standard the trade prints to: how offset lithography actually works, and what modern press automation has done to the economics. https://latestprintingnews.com/how-print-pricing-works-in-australia/ https://latestprintingnews.com/how-print-pricing-works-in-australia/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why the same job can be quoted at wildly different prices: the fixed-cost anatomy of a print job, what the industry numbers say about cost pressure, and what cheap online quotes trade away. https://latestprintingnews.com/how-to-prep-artwork-for-print/ https://latestprintingnews.com/how-to-prep-artwork-for-print/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The practical prepress guide: why bleed exists, what 300dpi actually buys, what an ICC profile is doing, what PDF/X locks down, and the terminology that goes with it. With the standards cited and the conventions labelled as conventions. https://latestprintingnews.com/letterpress-printing-in-australia-craft-and-heritage/ https://latestprintingnews.com/letterpress-printing-in-australia-craft-and-heritage/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia's letterpress heritage survives in working order at the Penrith Museum of Printing, while Melbourne's collection went under the hammer. Where the craft lives, what was lost, and who keeps printmaking alive. https://latestprintingnews.com/print-finishes-foil-spot-uv-die-cut-explained/ https://latestprintingnews.com/print-finishes-foil-spot-uv-die-cut-explained/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What each specialty print finish actually is, how it is applied, what drives its cost, and when it is overkill. Foil stamping, cold foil, spot UV, die-cutting and embossing, without the brochure gloss. https://latestprintingnews.com/screen-printing-explained/ https://latestprintingnews.com/screen-printing-explained/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How screen printing actually works, why it still owns textiles and heavy-coverage work, the Australian ink manufacturer in the middle of it, and the safety framework that governs a screen shop. https://latestprintingnews.com/specialty-inks-metallics-fluorescents-uv-explained/ https://latestprintingnews.com/specialty-inks-metallics-fluorescents-uv-explained/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What metallic, fluorescent, phosphorescent and UV-cured inks actually are, which processes carry them well, the Australian-made options, and the compliance questions that come with them. https://latestprintingnews.com/sustainable-printing-guide-for-australian-businesses/ https://latestprintingnews.com/sustainable-printing-guide-for-australian-businesses/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia's four National Packaging Targets were due in 2025. The official APCO data shows all four were missed. What the real recovery numbers mean for printers, converters and their clients. https://latestprintingnews.com/the-business-card-in-2026-why-it-still-works/ https://latestprintingnews.com/the-business-card-in-2026-why-it-still-works/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The business card survives because it is the cheapest premium object a business can hand over. The sizes (and the ISO standard that only applies to the plastic ones), the stock and finish decisions, and where QR codes fit. https://latestprintingnews.com/what-makes-a-print-job-look-professional/ https://latestprintingnews.com/what-makes-a-print-job-look-professional/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The difference between a job that looks right and one that looks cheap is a short list of controllable things: measured colour, register, consistent brand colour across suppliers, honest proofing and clean finishing.