Print and Finish |
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| Author:
| Ambrose, Gavin
Harris, Paul |
| Series title: | Basics Design Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-2-940373-42-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | AVA Publishing |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Basics Design: Print & Finish provides an introduction to a variety of printing and finishing techniques, such as letterpress, lithography, computer-to-plate, thermography, varnishing, embossing, debossing and fore-edge printing.Presentation is everything in graphic design. Such printing and finishing techniques can be used to add value to a design by imbuing it with a range of different visual and tactile qualities. Ultimately, printing and finishing processes unite the different...
More DescriptionBasics Design: Print & Finish provides an introduction to a variety of printing and finishing techniques, such as letterpress, lithography, computer-to-plate, thermography, varnishing, embossing, debossing and fore-edge printing.Presentation is everything in graphic design. Such printing and finishing techniques can be used to add value to a design by imbuing it with a range of different visual and tactile qualities. Ultimately, printing and finishing processes unite the different elements of a design in a coherent manner allowing it to achieve its intended purpose.Basics Design: Print & Finish is itself printed on seven different paper stocks ndash; including coated, uncoated, coloured, woodfree and matt ndash; allowing the reader to see the results that can be achieved with creative stock selection. The text is supported by a variety of examples and illustrations from the world of contemporary design.The Basics Design series also includes Format, Layout, Typography, Image, Colour and Grids.