Digital Media Designer: Video Tutorial: To Trap or Not To Trap

In this clip from Total InDesign, Deke McClelland explores the concept of trapping. Trapping can help mask slight registration problems in printing; you probably see examples of misregistration every Sunday in your local paper's comics section, where the individual color plates seem to be a little bit "off" from each other. Deke presents four clear-cut examples of when and when not to trap and also shows an easy technique for trapping via overprinting. Watch this clip, and let Deke show you how to keep from getting caught in a trapping dilemma!