Printing Design For Graphic Designers: An Inspirational Guide To Special Production Techniques And Finishes

Graphic design software is constantly evolving, allowing
designers to meet specific printing specifications. Printing
Design for Graphic Designers is a reference book that showcases
design projects from all over the world and focuses on the
processes that were used to print them. The book opens with a
thorough introduction of printing history, from the primitive
seal rolls used in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago
to today's digital technology. The projects are structured
according to their printing specifications, which include cutting
and folding, printing and varnishing, UV ink, thermography
printing, thermochromic ink, screen printing, abrasive ink,
solid colour-gold/silver ink, embossing and debossing and foil
stamping. In recent years, with the help of new software tools,
designers have incorporated printing finishes into their work.
The result is incredibly sophisticated and daring effects applied
to a wide variety of items, from business cards to record sleeves,
books, posters and art.