OUGD504: What Is Design For Print?

OUGD504
WHAT IS DESIGN FOR PRINT?

As a group we were asked to discuss and write down what we thought design for print was. We came up with the following.

- The consideration of the printing process before designing.
- The consideration of format and layout.
- The easiest way to mass produce design.
- Examples of print production: Books, posters, zines, leaflets, posetcards, stationary, billboard, packaging.
- processes for print: Screen printing, laser print, inkjet, lino, foiling, 3D, textile, stamps.
- A design intended to be physical.
- Communicating a message in a physical way via a printing process.

- What is printing? Is it only when ink is involved or are processes such as embossing and engraving printing.

- Designing for print is finite, where as designing for web is dynamic and can always change.

considerations for design for print can be grouped in the following catagories:

- FORMAT

- COLOUR 

- PRODUCTION 

- PROCESSES 

- FINISHING
- STOCK

For each of these catagories find 2 relevant eaxamples for design for print.

PRINT PROCESSES:

-Sreen printing

-Digital print

-Laser print

-Inkjet 

-Lino 

-Foiling 

-3D printing 

-Stamp

-Wood block

-Spot varnish

-Monopriniting

-Letter press

-Collagraph 

-Vinyl cut