Paper & Printing
PBDS 511.185

 

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

 

 

Week 1-3

 

 

Printing

 

A.        Overview

 

1. Explanation of course, grading procedures, materials, etc,

Suggested Reading/Text: Getting it Printed (Beach) Chapters 305

Assignment:  Paper (Bio/Background/Expectations of Course)

B.             Pres / Camera / Pre-Press

 

1.     Continous tone to halftone dot conversion

2.     Line shot vs halftone shot

3.     Contact screen (line screen vs. DPl)

4.     Process / Color separations / screentints

5.     Proofs (Digital and conventional)

6.     Dot gain and compensation

7.     Computer to Plate technology

a. D1 printing

b. Conventional vs. digital proofing

c. CTP printing

d. Advantages I Disadvantages

 

Suqqested Reading GIP,  6-7

Possible Handouts Black halftone Prints

 

 

 Week 4-5

 

C.             Pressroom

 

1.     Presses (sheet-fed/web)

2.     Plates / Ink

3.     Effects of ink on paper

4.     Press speeds and limitations

5.     Press layouts (imposition)

6.     Press Inspections /On-Sites / Press Checks

a. your responsibilities

b. what you do∞. how you do it

c. what to look for

d. relationship barometer

7.     Printing problems

8.     Quality control

 

 

Suggested Reading. GIP Ch8-9

Possible Handout: Influence of Paper on Color Pringing

 

 

 

Week 6-7

 

D.            Bindery

 

1. Cutting / Scoring / Folding

2. Ole-cutting (steel rule and laser)

3. Saddle wire / side-stitch

4. Perfect Bound / Notch bound

5. Case Bound (smythe sewn)

6. Wiro Bound / Spiral / Spiral coil / GBG

7. Drilling

8. Trade bindery vs. In-house bindery

 

E.         Reproduction / Finishing Techniques

 

1.     Foil (hot) Stamping

a.     Halograms

2.     Embossing / Debossing

3.     Die-cutting

4.     Thermography / Engraving

5.     Silkscreen

6.   Aqueous coating / UV Coating / Film & Liquid laminate

 

Suggested Reading: GlP, Ch 10

Possible Handout: Embossing Depth Chart

 

 

 Week 8-9

 

F.         Artwork I Relationship with the printer

 

1. "Camera ready" VS. disc: The Computer

2. Shortcuts from the printer

3. Communication with the printer / specifications sheet

4. Billing problems

Assignment:  Design or evaluate your own spec sheet

G.        Wrap - up

1. Group discussion of printed samples (yours and mine)

2. Discussion of local printing companies and paper merchants

3- Trends in the printing industry

Week 10-12

Paper     

 

H.        An Overview

Possible Handouts various throughout this section

 

 

I.          Layered Swatch Book

1.     Sulphite / Cotton Fiber Content (rag)

2.     Watermarks

3.   Coated VS. Uncoated

4.     Sheet sizes, basic sizes, and substance weights

5.   Competitive grades

6.     Detail to "specifier" sheets

7.     Paper Arithmetic

a. M weights and Sub. weights

b. Hundredweight pricing (cwt.) / M sheet pricing

c. Overall cost in the job

8.   Characteristics

 a. Color

 b. Opacity

 c. Surface / Formation

 d. Finish I Texture

 e. Strength (pulp/rag)

 f. Weight / Caliper

9.   Review swatch book

 

 

 

J.         Recycled Papers

 

1.     Overview and definitions

 

K.        Effect of Paper on Ink

 

1. Color changes

2. Fit problems (register)

3. Transparent vs- Opaque inks

4. Wire to Felt side

5. Coated vs. Uncoated

 

 

Week 13

L.         Paper Merchants

 

1. Importance / function

2. Sales Promotion / sample room

3. Affiliation with mills and use their promotional efforts

4. Idea Exchange (Warren/Sappi)

5. Trend towards consolidations

 

M.       Envelopes

 

1. Sizes / Styles

2. Conversion VS. Pre-made

3. Start early!!

 

N.        Wrap-up!

 

 

 

 

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