Printing and Finishing in Graphic Design

Printing and Finishing, the eighth book in Literatür®'s Graphic Design Fundamentals Series, is an essential guide that offers an in-depth examination of the various effects that can be created with contemporary and traditional techniques. Printing and Finishing introduces many printing and finishing terms. Presentation is everything in graphic design, and there are different visual and tactile qualities that can be added to a design with professionally applied printing and finishing techniques. Fundamental topics such as letterpress, lithography, computer-to-plate, varnish, embossing, and debossing are covered with summary descriptions of contemporary applications and works, technical specifications, and schematic images. Printing and Finishing is a very useful, both theoretical and practical, resource that can be utilized by students studying in departments such as graphic design and printing and fashion design, which are directly related to graphic design, as well as professionals from all sectors who use printing applications. Featured topics include: Paper types, Inserts and onlays, Duplexing, Silk screen printing and CTP, Printing, Thermography, Linocut, Printing, Varnishes, Die cutting, Embossing and debossing, Foiling, Serrated edge, Edge gilding, Endpapers, Perforation, Raster graphics and vectors, Overprinting techniques, Halftones, Tonal images, Highlights, Binding. Contributors: Cartlidge Levene, Faydherbe/De Vringer, Four Letter Word, Forst Design, KesselsKramer, Made Thought, NB:Studios, Rocca Creative, Sagmeister Inc., SEA Design, Studio Myerscough, Tank, The Kitchen, Thirteen, Webb & Webb. Contents: Substrate, Printing, Finishing, Production, Binding, Solution (From the Introduction Bulletin)