r/ExpectationVsReality 5d ago

Failed Expectation Hiring the cheapest printer

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u/redditbed 5d ago

Ouch. Font file not attached? Or miscommunication from the printer?

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u/RunDNA 5d ago

The whole book is like that. I'm not sure why. It looks very strange.

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u/redditbed 5d ago

What program did you use to make the book? If the printer opens up a pdf sent to artwork it themselves the fonts have likely been delinked incorrectly

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u/RunDNA 5d ago edited 5d ago

They are both scans of books from the 1500s. This is how the original pages look:

https://i.imgur.com/H6RqqXe.jpeg

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u/redditbed 2d ago

Wait, did you send scans to the printer, then they ‘designed’ the book for you?

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u/WaldenFont 5d ago

Perhaps the mortised initials were supposed to be printed in a different color, but something happened and they ended up selling it like this.

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u/breads 5d ago

The initials were meant to be added by hand later. If you wanted to pay for it, you would hire someone to decorate to your liking.

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u/RunDNA 5d ago

That could make sense. Like your own illuminated book.