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18 Elements of Card Design

• Next,evaluatetheothercolorareasofthecard,suchastextorlogo:

• Checkyourcardproductionapplicationforsettingsthatcanhelpimprove

theprintedcoloroftext.

• Useimageeditingapplications(suchasAdobe®Photoshop®)tochange

thecolorofalogofileforoptimalprinting.

• Contactyourserviceproviderforassistanceifthecardsdonothavethe

colorsyouwant.

Monochrome Printing

Monochrome Printing with Full-Color Ribbon

Full‐colorprintribbonincludesablackpanel.

Theblackpaneltransferstothecard

differentlythantheYMCpanels.Textandbar

codesareusuallyprintedwiththeblack

panel.Full‐colorprintribbonalsoprintsany

monochromeorone‐bit‐per‐pixelgraphicsusingtheKpanel.

Monochrome Ribbon

Monochromeri bbonproducessingle‐colorcards.Monochrome

ribboncanbeanyofthefollowing:

• Alternatingblackandtopcoatpanels(KTorKTTribbon)

Theprinterappliesblackandoneortwotopcoat

panelsonthesamesideofthecard.

• Continuousblack(Kribbon)

• Acontinuouscolor,suchasgreenorsilver(alsoK

ribbon)

ContinuousmonochromeprintingwithDatacard‐certified

ribbonusestheRibbonSaverfeature.WithRibbonSaver,

theprinterbeginsusingribbonatalocationthat

correspondstotheleadingedgeofthecard.Theprintercontinuestospool

ribbonforthelengthoftheimagebutnofarther.Theprinterleavesasmall

marginbetweeneachcardtoavoidimageoverlap.

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