Part 1
What is Design For Print?
Colour Mode - (CMYK instead of RGB)
Mockups & Prototypes
An Importance of Knowing The Outcome - Designing knowing how it will be printed.
Print Marks - Crop Marks, Registration Marks Etc...
Working with Pantone Swatches - Considering colour.
Something Physical - A physical object
Mass Production - Cost of Print?
Format / Scale - Will it be used on a billboard, or smaller scale?
Books, Posters, Mail Shots, Letterheads, Business Cards, Stickers Etc...
High Relevance of Context - Where will a poster be positioned to target it's audience?
Production Processes - Consideration on the process, e.g. Spot Varnish, Screen Print, Foiling....
Materials - Printing on canvas could differ to printing on paper, and choice of stock.
Composition - Things can look completely different on screen to off screen.
Keeping up with technology - Printing (although some things haven't changed) is ever changing.
Printed information is finite. Websites can be changed.
An overall summary:
External information applied / transferred onto a specific surface / surfaces. Consider process, scale & purpose.
Can you sum it up?
We struggled to come up with a summarised explanation of the question. There is a multitude of things that are involved, there are too many variables.
Below is Phil's List of What Defines Design For Print: (As a task I have also added 2 examples for each).
Format
Format: Magazine
Format: Billboard
Colour
Colour (Mode): RGB
Colour (Mode): CMYK
Production
Production: Book Binding
Production: Laser Cutting
Processes
Process: Stamp Production & Printing
Process: Screenprinting
Finishing
Finishing: Spot Varnish
Finishing: Gold Foiling
Stock
Stock: Textured, High GSM Cream Card
Stock: Newspaper (A much lower GSM)
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Part 2
Identify as many different processes for print:
Screen Printing
Spot Varnishing
Foiling
Embossing
Laser Cut
3D Printing
Etching
Metal Type Press
Wood Block Press
Lino Cutting
Lithograph
Collograph Printing
Laser Printing
Ink Jet Printing
Stamps
Vinyl Cut
Mono Printing
Risograph Printing
What processes would I like to learn / use?
Screen Printing
Spot Varnishing
Embossing
Laser Cut
3D Printing
Etching
Lithograph
Collograph Printing
Laser Printing
Ink Jet Printing
Stamps
Vinyl Cut
Mono Printing
For next week, bring in 5 examples of print. Things that are good and bad, not just paper stock.
