SCREENING SYSTEMS -- Spotting an Opportunity

At the time, the shop was printing 175- to 200-lpi screens, its prepress supervisor notes. "Today, 85 to 90 percent of our work is produced using Staccato; we're still receiving some film. I'm amazed at the detail it picks up. The results are near photographic quality."

Printed representations of paint chips were the initial application pursued by Creative Press. It saw the screening as a vehicle for producing smoother tints and gradations in blended colors and pastels, McHugh says.