Printing


Five printing methods:


Relief

Letterpress

flatbed -- limited edition books

platen -- business cards


Flexography

like a big rubber stamp

packaging, plastics

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Intaglio

Gravure -- press

mail order, stamps

expensive, use for long runs

close to continuous tone, good for images but bad for type

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Lithography

"Writing in Stone"

Offset -- perfect press

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Screen

T-Shirts, mugs, posters, etc.

Labor intensive, takes a lot of space

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Xeroxography

Photocopies

Good for short runs -- less than 500

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