WHAT IS DESIGN FOR PRINT?//PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP//OUGD504

SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRINT PRESENTATION:

COLOUR MODELS:

• CMYK - Print
• RGB - Screen
• Hexachrome - Printing Dots
• Spot Colour - A Colour outside CMYK
• PMS - Pantone Matching System

FORMATS:

• Standard ISO paper sizes
• A & SRA sizes
• Imperial (North America) versus Metric (Rest of the World)
• Tabloid (compact) Broadsheet,  Berliner
• Envelope 'C' Sizes

STOCK:

• Weights (GSM)
• Finish - Gloss, Slik, Matt, Coated, Uncoated
• Recyclable or Sustainable Companies (Stock & Ink)
• Laid or Wove
• Boards, Carton (3D Printed Flat)
• Many More Variations
• Plastics and Acetates (Not Paper based)

PRINT PROCESSES:

• Lithographic
• Gravure
• Screen-Print
• Flexography
• PAD-Printing
• Six Colour
• Laminate - Gloss/Matt
• Foil Blocking
• Embossing/De-Bossing
• Spot UV Varnish

FINISHING:

• Binding (What Type?)
• Folding and Creasing
• Die Cutting / Stamping / Drilling

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SESSION: