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PRODUKSI TEKNOLOGI VISUAL (VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION)

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PRODUKSI TEKNOLOGI VISUAL (VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION)

Process and Technology

of Visual Printing
Printing
Technology

Technique
and Process
of Printing

Digital
Printing

Choosing
Paper for
Printing

Starts with the invention of paper

From pre-historic man to China
From China (carved wood blocks by
Tang Dynasty) to the West
Italy to England
Printing of books, Bible
From England to America

Printing Technology: In Europe

Louis Braille invents embossed (raised) printing
Type composing machine invented
1846 = Richard Hoe invents cylinder press, running at 8,000
sheets/hour
1863 = William Bullock invents rotary web-fed press
Web offset press that prints on both sides of paper is invented
1886 = Ottmar Mergenthaler invents linotype composing
machine
1870 = Paper is produced from wood pulp
1890 = First mimeograph machine
1892 = First 4 color rotary press
1960s = invention of photocopier and laser printer

Printing Technology:
Printing Press
In 1439
Invented in Germany by
Johannes Gutenberg
Improve book printing
Manually operated

Printing technology:
The movable type press

Printing Technology:
Steam Press Machines
In 1814
First automatic
printing press
Greatly enhance the
book and newspaper
printing
Generated by steam

Printing Technology:
Rotary Printing Press

Printing Technology:
Xerox

In 1938 - Carlson
Dry printing process called electrophotography
Also called as Xerox
Printing using a beam of directed ions directed
onto a rotating drum of insulating material
Ions create electrostatic charge on the drum.
Producing fine powder.

Printing Technology:
First High Speed Printer

Printing Technology:
Evolving
Daisy wheel printer (1970) Dot matrix
Printer 1971 Laser Printer- EARS
1976 First high speed laser printer by
IBM (combine laser technology and
electrophotography)
1984- HP Laser Jet

Printing Technology: HP Laser

Jet Printer

Printing Technology:
Laser Printers
Use toner
Use heat to press
toner on the paper

Printing Technology:
HP Deskjet

In 1988
Higher print quality
Priced at ~$1,000!!
Continuous paper
printing
In 1994, HP produces
colour printing
printers

Printing Technology:
Solid Ink Technology
In 2009: Xerox produces solid ink! Less
hassle and can be used in many media.

Printing Technology:
Solid Ink Technology
Solid ink will melt during printing process

Technique and process of

printing
Generally, printing can be can be grouped into 1.Digital printing
2.offset printing
1.Digital printing refers to methods of printing from a digital based
image directly to a variety of media. Thus, the digital file is sent to an
inkjet, laser, or other type of digital printers
It usually refers to professional printing in which desktop
publishing and other digital sources are printed using large-format
and/or high-volume laser or inkjet printers.

Offset printing and other commercial

methods on the other hand,
utilize printing plates and presses,

Techniques and process of

printing
Panacchia (2010) identify the following as popular and
affordable printing techniques:
Embossing/Debossing
Embossing and dembossing are similar processes that create
a different result. Both processes involve making a metal
plate and a counter. The plate is mounted on a press and the
paper is stamped between the plate and counter. This force
of pressure pushes the stock into the plate, creating the
impression.

Embossing produces a raised impression on your paper

stock, while debossing creates a depressed impression.

Techniques of printing
Panacchia (2010) identifies the following as popular and affordable
printing techniques:
1. Embossing/Debossing
Embossing and debossing are similar processes that create a different
result. Both processes involve making a metal plate and a counter. The
plate is mounted on a press and the paper is stamped between the plate
and counter. This force of pressure pushes the stock into the plate,
creating the impression.
Embossing produces a raised impression on your paper stock, while
debossing creates a depressed impression.

Silk and lamination

Silk Lamination/Lamination
Silk lamination provides a soft, silk-like finish, is
water-resistant and tear-resistant, and
complements vibrant colors. Pieces are
traditionally printed in full-color and coated with
a durable, weather-resistant, silk.
Lamination can be a liquid that dries to a tough
gloss or dull surface, protect it and give it a sheen
or a muted effect. The effect could be glossy, dull,
or even satin (a look thats in between glossy and
dull).

THERMOGRAPHY
Thermography produces raised printing similar
in appearance to engraving, but using a
different process for attaining the effect.
In thermography, a special powder is added
to the ink that is to be printed on the paper.
The printed piece is heated, causing the
powder and ink mixture to dry, which in
turn results in a raised effect on the paper.

Die Cut
Die cut involves cutting irregular
shapes in paper or paperboard using a
die. A die can be used in printing for
cutting, scoring, stamping, embossing
and debossing. Dies are normally
custom pieces, but your printer will
usually have some standard dies (such
as for rounded corners)

Letterpress
Letterpress is the oldest printing
process. In this method, a surface
with raised letters is inked and
pressed to the surface of the
printing substrate to reproduce an
image in reverse.
Typically, metal type has been
used, but other possibilities include
carved wood or stone blocks. Most
popularly used on wedding
invitations, this process can also be

Silk Screening
Screen printing is a printing technique that
uses a woven mesh to support an inkblocking stencil. The attached stencil forms
open areas of mesh that allows ink to
transfer onto the material. A roller or
squeegee is moved across the screen stencil,
forcing or pumping ink past the threads of
the woven mesh in the open areas.

Foil PRINTING

Foil printing, commonly called foil stamping, is

the application of a silver or gold pigment foil. It
can also be made with other kind of pigments, but
its less frequent. That technique can help you to
create much more shiny and unique designs that
you couldnt do with regular colors. Fashion
catalogues use it more than others, but you can get
creative with it.

Varnish
Varnish is a thin layer that is often used to give a gloss
finish to your print and helps to protect the printing
underneath. There are different types of varnish, gloss is
just the most popular.
The varnishing process takes place after the printing work
is done, and comes before folding, cutting or packaging.
When speaking of the rendering, there are more types of
varnishes:
Gloss: that gives a glossy finish to the surface.
Matte: that gives a non-glossy, smooth finish.
Silk: a finish that looks like a compromise between the
glossy and matte varnishes.
UV: a technique that uses ultraviolet process to give an
extra-glossy and very reflective finish.

LAMINATION
Lamination can be achieved in two ways: it can be a film
added on your printed work, or it can be done with a
liquid that dries and forms a tough surface. In both case
the result is a water-resistant surface that becomes more
glossy, with vibrant colors.
For example, lamination can be used in book covers, to
reinforce it, or when designing menus for restaurants.
Any printed design that needs to be more resistant to
water, the weather or things like that, is a good bet for
lamination.

WHAT IS DIGITAL PRINTING?

Digital printing refers to

methods of printing from a
digital-based image directly
to a variety of media.

The Benefits of Digital Printing

Digital printing is a versatile
Economical
It is easy to run projects with variable
data
Economical to run shorter jobs up to
10,000 copies.

Digital printing has many advantages over traditional

methods. Some applications of note include:
Desktop inexpensive home and office printing is only
possible because of digital processes that bypass
publishing
the need for printing plates
Variable
data
printing

Fine art

uses database-driven print files for the mass

personalization of printed materials
archival digital printing methods include real
photo paper exposure prints on watercolor paper
using pigment based inks.

Print on
Demand

digital printing is used for personalized

printing for example, children's books
customized with a child's name.

Advertising

often used for outdoor banner advertising

and event signage.

Photos

digital printing has revolutionized photo printing

in terms of the ability to retouch and color
correct a photograph before printing.

Architectural
Design

new media that conforms to a variety of surfaces has

enabled interior and exterior spaces to be
transformed using digitally printed wall murals and
floor graphics.

Advantages:
1.They can print on multi-part
stationary or make carbon copies
2. Low printing cost
3. They can bear environmental
conditions.
4. Long life
Disadvantage
1. Noise
2. Low resolution
3. Very limited Color performance
4. Low speed

Advantages:
1. Low printer cost
2. Compact size
3. Low noise
4. no warm up time compare
to laser printer

Disadvantage
1. The ink is often very
expensive

Advantages:
1. Low cost per page. Compare
to inkjet printer
2. Low noise
3. High speed
4. High printing quality
Disadvantage
1. Laser printers are more
expensive, but getting more
affordable these year.
2. Their size are generally
larger.

RGB Color Mode = Red, Green, Blue

RGB is the color scheme that is associated with
electronic displays, such as CRT, LCD monitors, digital
cameras and scanners.

CMYK Color Mode = Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key

(black )

Printers print color onto paper using the CMYK color

mode only.

In graphics terminology, image resolution is

generally stated in one of three ways:

dots per inch (dpi) for imaging device output

pixels per inch
resolution

(ppi)

for actual image

lines per inch (lpi) for commercial (generally

offset) printing with halftone screens.

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PRODUKSI TEKNOLOGI VISUAL (VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION)