What is Design Print?

Design For Print.

Use correct colour code CMYK.
Tangible design.
Consider printing options (Bleed etc...)
Consider the stock.
Digital/Traditional print.
Consider Scale & format
Consideration of resolution. (300DPI or more)
The finishing of the final outcome (Foiling etc...)
Considering the cost due to plates etc...
Consideration of the audience.
Requires the use of pantone swatches.
Promotion & Distribution.
Mass Production.
No one outcome, not only one process.
Composition.

FORMAT

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This is a very good format for what they wanted to show within this billboard. They could not have done this at any other format. And the concept behind it very strong, I like the use of the moving interaction as you would have to wait til it turned round if you are interested in what it is saying.

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This is very appropriate for this zine, it was a low paid job and therefore the printing of a zine is very cheap and the stock is also very thin. Also the size is very handy and can be folded easily to fit in your bag but not too small to read and look overloaded with text.

COLOUR

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This is monochrome colouring this is when you want to print to a low budget and sometime if in doubt works very well if not sure on what colours work within the content. I think this is more of a safe choice.

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This is a 2 colour print. As the white is the colour of the stock. This is still a cheaper solution to full colour but a little more vibrant and interesting that plain black & white.

PRODUCTION


















PROCESSES

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This is screenprinting on to textiles & fabric I can tell this due to the white on the stock wrapped within the fabric which is crimped at the bottom which related to me hand crafted. This is a longer process than normal printing but is well worth the time if you are wanting a neon colour, white, metallic or just a good quality print.

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This is letterpress. This is a also a long process depending on what you are wanting to letterpress bodycopy or a header. This has a nice effect when you can create a emboss too although they don't let you do this on the letterpress at uni due to it creating too much pressure and therefore crushing the lettering.

FINISHING

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I like this finishing I do believe it is etching and could have been possibly done on the laser cutter. The stock has taken a large part of this effect due to its thickness and the texture.

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This is foiling which I largely want to try, I like the use of the metallic shiny surface against the dull stock. Here also it looks like it has been embossed too which can't be done at the college yet but the woman at vernon said she is currently trialing it with some wooden stamps but it is a very hard and long process as you have to have a really technique, to do by hand.

STOCK

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I like the use of using the stock as your block colour of the type face, also using different stocks within one brief but making them flow within each other.

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This is printing on to wood. I do believe this would have been screen printed on although, due to it for lindt it may have been an expensive ink printer. I like the use of using different stocks compared to just paper etc..

Is laser cutting design for print?
I have mix opinions about this as you cant use laser cutter on web although I don't think it is part of the printing category.

Definition
Design for print is preparing artwork for production or finishing

But after trying to define design for print we have come to the conclusion as a group that is is impossible to create a definition for design for print as it has a multitude of uses. 

The only real difference between web is dynamic it can be changed constantly, but when its print it is finite as it can not be changed without been reprinted but is still is out in the public.


Processes for design for print?
Foiling blocking
Screen Printing
Spot gloss
Varnish
Digital
Letterpress
Wood block
Lino printing
Monoprint
3D printing
Etching
Embossing/debossing
Dark room developing
Laser Printing
Holograph 
Laser cut
Vinyl printing

What processes do I want to get to know this year?
Screen Printing
Foiling
Embossing
Laser cut

Whats a Risograph?
This is s form or digital screen printing. This was one of the first printers to be developed.

Why did they develop laser printing when we already had ink printers?
The laser printer is faster and cheaper to produce and makes is more avaliable to the mass audience.

Why do people still use screen printing today?
They use screen printing so they can print onto stock that you can't put through the printer and also you get more a aesthetic quality through the developed effect, you can also create custom colours such as neons and metallics that you also create on a modern printer.