PRINCIPLESOf Print Production

Print Methods

Finishing

Between a designer’s imagination and the final designed project lies the broad, sometimes intimidating process of bringing it to fruition through different print methods. With unique advantages and disadvantages—in cost, quality, availability, and appropriateness—each method yields distinct results through specific processes. Being aware of how each method works can only enhance the original concept of a design so it is optimized to make the best use of its print method.

As significant as the quality and method of the printed material is the way in which it all comes together for its final presentation through choices in binding, folding, and any additional special techniques that can help ...

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