Printing planning
Printing planning is aimed at the theme of the design, for the printing method, the size of the layout, the subject matter of the print, the number of paper or printing colors, and even the selection of relevant processing manufacturers, etc., must be carefully and specifically checked in order to make the production process smoothly online and complete the exquisite finished product.
Design and production
Copywriting, design, and layout planning are the pre-production procedures for the completion of the manuscript, and it is also necessary to arrange the drawing of photography and illustrations, and to contact the cooperating manufacturers to coordinate the production schedule to concretize various elements.
Finished drafting
According to the first draft of the layout plan, the copywriting, photos and illustrations, the correct position and the correct color labeling, etc., are arranged on the final manuscript paper or processed in the form of electronic manuscript, and the special requirements of the plate making are clearly indicated, which is the pre-production of the plate making.
Production & Pattern Making
After the finished manuscript is completed and enters the plate making, the picture is scanned with an electronic color separator, the text and lines are photographed with a black and white camera, and the correct number of screens (printing dots) is punched out, and the text and illustrations are imposed according to the instructions on the finished draft, and then the printing operation is carried out, and then the color proofing is printed and sent back to the hands of the designer for proofreading. If the manuscript is processed electronically, it is necessary to submit the output center to output the negative, and be sure to fill in the work sheet or instruction sheet in detail, clearly indicate the number of lines for output, and the number of color and monochrome pages, whether there are words and specifications, etc., to avoid communication errors and unnecessary losses. CTP plate-making technology is applied in more and more printing manufacturers in China, which greatly reduces the cost of output negatives and films, and also shortens the plate-making time!
Proofread assignments
This is the last step before printing, that is, to check whether the color proofing is in line with the procedures indicated on the finished draft, and when there are color corrections and other corrections, we must be particularly careful to write out specific and easy-to-understand text descriptions or position outlines with a red pen, and correctly convey them to the personnel who make the plate, so as not to cause unnecessary losses.
Printing jobs
The corrected four-color mesh is turned into a printing plate, sent to the printing machine, and the official printing begins. If you want to get the ideal printing product on the printing machine, you must first understand the printing factors, because there are many variable factors, which have a great impact on the printing quality, therefore, these factors must have a certain and full understanding.
Binding and processing work
Publicity (public relations) brochures, catalogs, brochures, etc., commonly known as DM, the last procedure of printed matter, is the binding processing, generally single flat type is the most used cutting, crimping, folding, etc., as for binding, it depends on the number of pages, the type of paper, the degree of exquisiteness and the use of the method and purpose.