Get an introduction to print production. Explore the life cycle of a print job, the selection of paper and inks, and the design process in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome to Learning Print Production
- What is print production?
- Understanding roles and responsibilities
- Communicating with your printer
- What does the printer do with my files?
- The importance of contract proofs
- Handling corrections and alterations
- Attending press checks
- Choosing the type of printing
- The art of letterpress
- The advantages of sheetfed printing
- Using a web press for long runs
- Understanding thermography
- Considerations for digital printing
- Understanding color space
- What's a spot color?
- How ink on paper behaves on paper
- Printing on special stock
- Building to the correct size
- Folding and trimming
- Setting up for die cutting
- Embossing
- Understanding font formats
- Using OpenType fonts
- Font concerns
- Comparing raster versus vector artwork
- Examining graphic formats
- Submitting the job
- Next steps
Taught by
Claudia McCue
