Design for print : Process & Terminologies

Design 
Pre-press
Production
Finishing 

Production
- Print methods 
- Paper 
- Binding

Page format 
Left - verso 
Right - recto

Common book sizes include:

Their origins 

Uses 

Sizes

Paper is referred to as stock measured by gsm (grams per sq metre) and grain.

Paper grain refers to the direction which most fibres lay. 

Consider the following:
- Absorbency 
- Coated/Uncoated 
- Opacity 
- Ink holdout
- Weight
- Colour 
- Print quality 
- Print method 

Colour management 
Includes knowledge of spot colour and CMYK

Printing
Offset printing best for printing in large quantities.
Pros
- High quality prints 
- High print run
- Cost effective for high runs 

Cons 
- Expensive 
- High runs 

Digital Print 
Ink jet & Laser 
Pros 
Fast turn around 
Fast set up 
One-off jobs 
Flexibility 

Cons 
Can be a lower quality 


Letterpress
Relief printing - raised surface which is inked. 

The Press Works : Service for foiling and letterpress in Leeds 

Screen-printing 
- One-off 
- Low print run 

Risograph
Pros 
- Cost effective 
- High print run 

Cons 
- Registration issues 
- Roller marks - imperfections 

Binding commonly used:
- spiral
- wiro 
- comb
- singer stitch
- hardback 
- perfect bound 
- pamphlet 
- coptic stitch 
- belly band 

Gatefold & Throwout 
Folded sheets bound into a publication

Tip ins 
The attachment of a single page 

Tip on 
Can be added in or taken out 

Finishing 
- Foiling 
- Embossing/debossing 
- Die/laser/ kiss cutting 

Laminate 
Plastic coating heat sealed.

Varnish 
Such as Spot UV

Trimming and Guillotining