What is Repro?
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The Reprographic Artworking Department;- The final contact within the Point of Sale (POS) printing industry that digital Artwork is sent to before actually being physically printed.
Known throughout Print as the fixers and corrections. Taking unprintable or ill-thoughtout Artwork from all medias and associations and preparing it to be screen or lithographically printed.
The Repro teams are total perfectionists with a keen eye for detail and an almost holy ability for editing all types of design artwork.
To be Repro;- An employee with exceptional Mac and Pc operating skill and a thorough knowledge of all programs encompassing Design. As well as possessing a natural ability to fault find, edit and correct across any design platform incorporating other departments and responsibilities.
Job titles within Repro range from the junior:- 'Goose' to the 'Captain' and ultimately the 'Boss Man' when a person is peaking within the industry and has a comprehensive knowledge of all thinks Print.
Get that Artwork over to Repro ASAP so they can set it up for Print, we don't want it going
WestOne on us again.
Repro did a fine job on fixing that shoddy artwork for the cinema unit.
That dude is awesome on a Mac. He got mad Repro skills.
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A word used in many department stores to mean items that have been brought to a checkout but not purchased, and so must be returned to the sales floor.
M&S Employee: Audrey, can you put this repro back on the floor?
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