Beginning With The End: Understanding Printing
Where does a typical desktop publishing project begin? Dumb question? Perhaps not. For all practical purposes, the information gathering process starts at the end, with the printing process. If you're new to desktop publishing, this article will explain some of the technical aspects of design you may not have considered. If you're an old pro, it might remind you of some of the production steps we (I include myself here) sometimes forget.
Dornbos, Jim. Ideabook.com (2001). Design>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
Computer to Plate Hits High Tide
Technology tends to be an irresistible tide, tugging individuals and businesses toward the newer, the faster, the better, and punishing the holdouts with obsolescence. No industry and no profession can escape that steady march of upgrades and improvements. Computer-to-plate imaging (CtP) has certainly not been an exception, driving all but niche shops to abandon the old (film imagesetters) for the promise of the new.
Franklin, Tom. Digital Output (2003). Design>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
The latest digital copier-printers provide enhanced digital printing functionality, enabling users to do more than ever.
Miley, Michael. PennWell (2004). Design>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
Digital Printing - Making the Right Moves
The number of printing companies that can call themselves digital printers jumps to many thousands in the United States alone. If you've got a Digital Press, or a Direct Imaging Press, or utilize Computer to Plate technology to 'feed' your conventional presses, you're a Digital Printer!
Chiricuzio, Mike. On Demand Journal (2004). Design>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
Polyester Plates Earn a Second Look
Yes, the 'poor man's CTP' still suffers from some early shortcomings, but four-color work on four-up equipment is becoming a short-run mainstay.
Toth, Debora. Graphic Arts Monthly (2004). Design>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
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