Printing Specification

Learning Objective

Printing Process

Professional Jargon

Printing effects

Printing possibilities and limitation

color marking (4C printing)

Writing Printing Specification >> Ask for question X= Invoice

Paper binding

Printing >> Designer >> Client

We in between to earn money

First, we find quote, 3 competitive quotes and we find the cheapest quote

You ask client to get quote, you tell printer quotes

Color Specification

4C=CMYK (Process colors, having guide book)

spot color (Pantone)專色 佢地自己撈一隻色

One side (1C to 7C) 

One side 4C and 1Pantone called 5C

One side 4C and 3 Pantone called 7C

Two side 4C called 4C+4C

Two side one side 4C one side Pantone called 4C+1Pantone

some colors on monitor cannot print

凸版印刷 Relief 

凹版印刷      Planographic Printing

@@平版印刷 Offset (Zinc-printing)   Intaglio Printing　屙色印刷

@@孔版印刷 Silkscreen       Porous Printing

Sequence of printing by industry

Pantone > K > C > M > Y > Pantone

film > zinc plate (Ink) > rubber plate > Paper

Pre-press (Pre-Print)

-tradition (AMscreen)

Artwork > Color separation (CMYK film / Pantone film) > 打稿＞拼版＞blueprint> 哂版 >OK print

-digital production 

Finish artwork > Check > report > client

Post Printing Effect

1.Ink and Paper

A) 5 kinds of 4C color for different paper

B) Oil coating: Vanishing (Matt/Glossy)

C) Hi-Fi/Hexachrome/Pantone + Hi-Fi/Hexachrome/Pantone + 4C

D) Recycle and Environmental Friendly

-soya ink

-Paper: recycle & FSC

E) Scent Oil

2. Silkscreen

A) Pantone color

B) Spot-UV

C) Matt / Sand UV

3. PPCoating

A) Matt/Glossy

B)laminate - mount膠

4. Embossing

A) 1 layer

B) Multi-layer

5. Hot-Stamping

A) Basic

B) Reflection

C) Hot-Stamping + Emboss (Relivo)

瓦紙上有ＵＶ(ling面)

6. Die-Cut & Laser Cut

7.Binding

A) Saddle Stitch Binding 

B) Sewing - - - - -

C) Perfect Binding

D) Wire-O Binding

 

Printing Specification

1. Color

2. Paper

-Matt/Glossy art paper

-weight

-size

-paper color

- paper brand

-coated paper/ uncoated paper (256C / 256U

3.Post printing effect