Training: Print Awareness - Print Production Techniques

11 January 2010

Print Awareness: Print Production Techniques

 

Printing is a diverse industry encompassing many processes. Print Awareness: Print Production Techniques is an introductory course outlining printing and finishing work flows. There is also advice on how you can achieve great results and get the most from your printing budget.

Aim:

This introductory module equips participants with a broad understanding of commercial print. With an emphasis on printing processes and production workflow, it will enable candidates to define and communicate their individual printing requirements.

Prerequisites:

No prior experience in printing is necessary - although application is open to persons wishing to advance their knowledge of print production and procedures.

 

Topics include:


1. Introduction

  • Discuss the processes of printing, finishing and associated manufacture.
  • Discover the diverse industry of printing.
  • Identify what will be covered throughout the day.


2. Printing processes
Identify the major printing processes including:

  • Digital Printing
  • Offset Lithographic printing
  • Gravure printing
  • Flexographic printing
  • Letterpress printing
  • Screen printing


3. Workflow and requirements

  • Compare and contrast desktop printing to commercial printing.
  • Compare and contrast digital printing to lithographic printing.
  • Identify job specifications and appropriate printing processes for specific work.
  • Discuss possible problems that may be encountered.
  • Identify printing workflow procedures including:
  • Determining the product
  • Preparing the artwork
  • Job scheduling
  • Employing proofing and approval procedures


4. The end product

  • Discover finishing processes including trimming, folding, laminating, varnishing, packaging, binding and book work.
  • Embellishment, plastic extrusion, die cutting and special requirements are discussed.
  • Production for the following will be discussed:
  • Stationery and brochures
  • Bookwork and multiple pages
  • Packaging and cartoning
  • Promotional printing


5. Ink on paper

  • Discuss paper and paperboard quality and characteristics.
  • Identify characteristics of ink for the different printing processes.


6. Quotes and costs

  • Determine costs involved.
  • Compare quotes and pricing structures.


Who should attend?

  • New industry entrants
  • Print salespersons
  • Print buyers
  • Printing customer information personnel
  • Advertising, marketing and publishing personnel
  • Prepress, printing and production staff
  • Desktop publishers and typesetters
  • Office staff producing publications for commercial print
  • Graphic artists and designers
  • Print managers and brokers

 

Duration

One Day (9am - 4.30pm)

Location

Printing Industries Association
25 South Parade, Auburn NSW

Cost

Members: $209.00 (Inc GST) Non Members: $242.00 (Inc GST)
All course materials, lunch and refreshments supplied

For bookings:


Simon Peppercorn
National Manager, Learning & Development
Printing Industries Association of Australia
Tel: (02) 8789 7363
Email: simon@printnet.com.au

 
Course developer and proprietor of Who Dunnit? Design, Stephane Bowker has 17 years industry and training experience. She holds qualifications in Graphic Design; Prepress; Printing Technology and Administration; and Workplace Training and Assessment. She has project planned and designed B2B marketing campaigns, advertisements, promotional material, large format exhibitions, book work and publishing.