The part of an offset lithographic printing press that comes in contact with the printing plate and imprints the image on the printing substrate (e.g., paper).
Ink-free technique, in which a male and a female pair of molds are used to apply pressure to the paper and create a three-dimensional design. It is commonly used on book covers and invitations.
Intaglio process that involves forming the image to be printed by cutting recessions or making depressions into the surface of the plate. The plate is then covered with ink and the excess wiped off so that it remains only in the etched lines, which recreate the image when the plate is pressed onto paper.
Line drawing is used to create images with artistic (decorative and graphic designs) or technical character (architectural, topographic, mechanical, industrial designs). Line drawing in graphic arts does not use raster.
Lithography is a printing process that uses a metal plate on which the image areas are worked using a greasy substance so that the ink will adhere to them by, while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent.
Offset printing is a technique whereby the paper does not come into direct contact with the printing plate, but only with a rubber cylinder, which transfers the image to the paper. The method produces excellent quality results, while ensuring faster production.
In perfect binding, sections of folded sheets are collated to form the inside of the printed product. Their spines are trimmed off and roughed up to improve bonding with the glue (e.g., magazines).
is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image.
An exact approximation of what the printed document will look like. Proofs are used as a final check of image and text placement, colour, and special features like folds or perforation.
Also known as a perforator, it is a machine used to pierce or stamp paper or film with two, four or more holes or perforations to be used for binding individual pieces of paper by pining them from the front to the back cover.
The part of an offset lithographic printing press that comes in contact with the printing plate and imprints the image on the printing substrate (e.g., paper).
A design embedded on a paper by the manufacturer that becomes visible when light is transmitted through the substrate.
Watermarks are used as safety features of various documents (e.g., banknotes and tickets).
Prepress and print process in which the plate contains all images to be printed on front and back of sheet. After one side has been printed, the sheets are turned over and printed on reverse, then the sheet is cut in half to produce identical images.
Prepress and print process in which the front and back of a page are mounted together, with one-half of the sheet top printing and the other half back printing.
Xerography is a dry photocopying technique that reproduces images using a system of rolling cylinders that electrostatically transfer toner on the printing surface and then dries it.