Quality Standards

Quality Criteria

Material

Clarity
Collapsed structure
Delamination
Paper tears
Picking
Texture consistency

Printing

Bleeds
Color consistency
Cracking
Dot gain
Ghosting
Graininess
Hickeys
Ink color accuracy
Ink rubbing
Oil spots
Print plate registration
Slurring
Stray marks
Text size
Tinting
Trapping
Water spots

Dyeing

Color fastness
Dye color accuracy

Cutting

Dimensions difference
Fold alignment
Hole-punch alignment
Perforations
Print-to-cut registration
Score line cracking
String length

Coating

Blistering
Coating distribution
Cracking
Dimpling
Speckling

Glueing

Adhesive size
Glue squeeze

Handling

Dog ear
Scuffing

Closure

Resealing failure
Seal failure