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What is one of the unique skills that a designer brings to a job?
What is one of the unique skills that a designer brings to a job?
- Detailed knowledge of printing processes
- Strong relationships with paper vendors
- Ability to make suggestions to control costs
- Creative expertise and limitation consideration (correct)
Why is early communication between clients, designers, and printers crucial in the design production process?
Why is early communication between clients, designers, and printers crucial in the design production process?
- It prevents waste of time and money during the process (correct)
- It allows designers to create multiple prototypes
- It guarantees that all designs will be approved
- It ensures that deadlines can be rushed
Which key factor can a printer provide input on to meet project requirements?
Which key factor can a printer provide input on to meet project requirements?
- Creative concepts for the design
- Design layout and aesthetics
- Client relationship management
- Materials and processes used for production (correct)
What determines the choice between 4c process and spot color in a project?
What determines the choice between 4c process and spot color in a project?
What is an important role of a printer in satisfying client and designer needs?
What is an important role of a printer in satisfying client and designer needs?
What is the primary goal of sustainable development?
What is the primary goal of sustainable development?
Which of the following correctly represents the three pillars of sustainability?
Which of the following correctly represents the three pillars of sustainability?
What is the main purpose of the 4R strategy in sustainability?
What is the main purpose of the 4R strategy in sustainability?
How does a circular economy differ from a linear economy?
How does a circular economy differ from a linear economy?
What does Life Cycle Assessment measure?
What does Life Cycle Assessment measure?
Which of the following is an example of greenwashing?
Which of the following is an example of greenwashing?
What role do environmental certification programs play for printers?
What role do environmental certification programs play for printers?
Which of the following best describes the concept of sustainable forestry?
Which of the following best describes the concept of sustainable forestry?
What is the primary function of lithographic fountain solution?
What is the primary function of lithographic fountain solution?
Which of the following describes the non-image area of an offset plate?
Which of the following describes the non-image area of an offset plate?
What composition percentage does gum arabic constitute in fountain solution?
What composition percentage does gum arabic constitute in fountain solution?
Which property is essential for the image areas of offset plates?
Which property is essential for the image areas of offset plates?
What is the ideal pH range for fountain solution?
What is the ideal pH range for fountain solution?
What issue arises from excessive emulsification of ink in fountain solution?
What issue arises from excessive emulsification of ink in fountain solution?
What is a characteristic feature of digital printing?
What is a characteristic feature of digital printing?
What materials are often used for the construction of offset plates?
What materials are often used for the construction of offset plates?
Which component of fountain solution aids in binding it to the plate?
Which component of fountain solution aids in binding it to the plate?
Which of the following is true regarding the speed of Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printing?
Which of the following is true regarding the speed of Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printing?
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Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
Development that fulfills current needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own.
Circular Economy
Circular Economy
An economy that aims to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value at all times, unlike a linear economy.
Linear Economy
Linear Economy
An economy that follows a "make, use, dispose" pattern, resulting in a loss of materials and resources at the end of the process.
4R Strategy
4R Strategy
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Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment
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Environmental Certification Programs
Environmental Certification Programs
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Greenwashing
Greenwashing
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Triple Bottom Line
Triple Bottom Line
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Why early communication is important
Why early communication is important
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Designer's role
Designer's role
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Printer's expertise
Printer's expertise
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Why late changes are problematic
Why late changes are problematic
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Benefits of early collaboration
Benefits of early collaboration
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Oleophilic
Oleophilic
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Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
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Oleophobic
Oleophobic
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Hydrophobic
Hydrophobic
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Lithographic Fountain Solution
Lithographic Fountain Solution
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What is the main function of Lithographic Fountain Solution?
What is the main function of Lithographic Fountain Solution?
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What makes the non-image areas of an offset plate hydrophilic?
What makes the non-image areas of an offset plate hydrophilic?
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What makes the image areas of an offset plate oleophilic?
What makes the image areas of an offset plate oleophilic?
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What is the primary function of an offset printing blanket?
What is the primary function of an offset printing blanket?
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What is the key difference between continuous inkjet (CIJ) and drop-on-demand (DOD) digital printing?
What is the key difference between continuous inkjet (CIJ) and drop-on-demand (DOD) digital printing?
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Study Notes
Study Notes
Thixotropy
- Time-dependent shear-thinning property (viscosity changes with time and shear)
- Certain gels or fluids are thick under static conditions but flow when agitated
- They take time to return to their viscous state
- Conventional offset inks are shear-thinning; stiff in the container but become fluid on a slab
Tack
- Stickiness of the ink, or the force required to split an ink film between surfaces
- First ink must be tackier than the second to transfer correctly
Picking
- Occurs when ink tack is greater than paper surface strength, causing paper to split or tear
Ink Drying - Setting
- Initial stage of drying; the printed sheet can be handled without smudging (surface dry) but not fully dry
Ink Drying - Drying
- Wet film converts to hard solid state by absorption, evaporation, oxidation, polymerization, or other means
Absorption
- Ink penetrates paper when printed
Evaporation
- Solvent from ink evaporates
Oxidative Polymerization
- Drying oils in inks form three-dimensional chains; longer chains lead to less smudging
Offset Printing
- Requires both absorption and oxidation for full drying
Process Inks (CMYK)
- Designed for transparency; allow for multiple colors to be printed
Pantone Inks
- High coverage, opaque, and vivid color
Flexographic Printing
- Modern relief printing process using a flexible plate and liquid ink
- Commonly used for web printing on various substrates (films, foils, bags)
Constructing Flexo Plates
- Photosensitive polymer hardened with UV light exposure
- Image areas exposed, non-image areas removed
Ink Mixing
- Pantone inks are mixed by weight, not volume
- Using a densitometer/spectrophotometer for color
Inkjet Printing
- Drop on demand (DOD) thermal/piezoelectric: electric current heats or causes shape change, pushing out ink drops
Life Cycle Assessment
- Formal quantitative method to evaluate environmental impact of product, process, or system
Environmental Certifications
- Programs like FSC and SFI help printers meet sustainability goals and improve practices
Greenwashing
- Vague, misleading claims of eco-friendliness by manufacturers
Circular Economy
- Alternative to traditional linear economy (make, use, dispose)
- Regenerative design to maintain product value and materials. Aims to reuse materials & products.
Triple Bottom Line
- Environmental, economic, and social factors considered in sustainable development.
Four R Strategy
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew
- Reducing materials: best practice for circular economy.
Life Cycle of a Product
- Raw materials (logging, mining) are sourced
- Manufacturing (pulping, folding, laminating, coating, printing) procedures used
- Distribution (truck, train, shipping methods used)
- End-of-life (landfill, reuse, recycling, or repurposing)
Xerographic Printing
- Dominant method for reproducing images and printing computer data
- Used in copiers, laser printers, and fax machines
Toners for Xerography
- Pigment particles in a tiny plastic bead
- Must be fused to the substrate using heat (substrates are heat resistant)
#: Sustainability
- Factors and measures involved in using resources while maintaining the ability of the environment or future generations to support their needs.
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