Over the past 2 years, Jade has been carrying out “Introduction to Print” seminars. The aim of these seminars is to assist designers, print buyers and others involved in the procurement of printed matter by providing a basic understanding of the various printing processes and to explain in laymen’s terms how printing is done and the different types of printing available.
This basic understanding is invaluable in communications between the designer/buyer and the printer to ensure common ground and avoid misunderstandings.
Due to time constraints and such a huge subject we can only give an overview of the main subject areas of understanding of how print is produced, factors affecting quality and an awareness of colour perception.
Programme
The development of printing. - Beginning in the days before printing when hardly anyone could read or write we cover early printing and the development and spread of movable type, the dominance of Letterpress as the main form of printing for around 200 years, and the development of modern offset printing.
Processes: Letterpress, Digital, Hot-foil, Screen, Flexography and Offset. Principles of offset printing.
How a modern offset press works.
Paper: Different types of paper. Paper sizes and weights, structure and grain.
Ink – thickness and drying
The Pantone System of colour mixing.
Spot and Process colour systems.
Colour perception
How we see colour and the factors affecting colour perception. Colour reflectance, The visible spectrum. Features of colour vision. Factors effecting colour perception. The effect of Gloss and Matt surfaces
Awareness of the effects of lighting on colour perception
The 4 colour process of CMYK and colour separation and screening.
COLOUR MANAGEMENT – Achieving a standard solution of colour management and control
Factors affecting the final colour. How a printer must control the process to achieve accurate colour control.
Introduction to ISO standards of colour control and the “Lab” system.
If you would like to register either yourself or a colleague for further information on the next dates for the seminars please mail seminars@jadeprint.com
