Printing Design for Graphic Designers: An Inspirational Guide to Special Production Techniques and Finishes (Paperback)

Design 360 Magazine

ISBN 10: 8419220213 / ISBN 13: 9788419220219

Published by Hoaki, Barcelona, 2023

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Paperback. A complete and thorough overview of different production and finishing techniques and howto make the most of them. Graphic design software is constantly evolving, allowing designers to meet specific printing specifications. Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a reference book that showcases design projects from all over the world and focuses on the processes that were used to print them. The book opens with a thorough introduction of printing history, from the primitive seal rolls used in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago to today's digital technology. The projects are structured according to their printing specifications, which include cutting and folding, printing and varnishing, UV ink, thermography printing, thermochromic ink, screen printing, abrasive ink, solid colour-gold/silver ink, embossing and debossing and foil stamping. In recent years, with the help of new software tools, designers have incorporated printing finishes into their work. The result is incredibly sophisticated and daring effects applied to a wide variety of items, from business cards to record sleeves, books, posters and art. Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a wonderful journey into distinctive design and surprising creativity and will serve as a remarkable source of inspiration for graphic design and printing sector professionals. AUTHOR: Wang Shaoqiang is a professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China) and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Arts and Humanities of the Macau University of Science and Technology. He is a prolific editor whose titles focus on design, art and lifestyle. He is also the editor of Design 3600 magazine and Asia-Pacific Design yearbook. He has been invited to lecture at numerous universities, design academies and organisations, and he has been a jury member for China's most prestigious design and illustration awards. SELLING POINTS: . A remarkable source of inspiration for graphic design and printing sector professionals and students . The book is a practical reference book that focuses on the processes that were used to print design projects from historic times to today's most sophisticated technologies A wonderful journey into distinctive design and surprisingcreativity and will serve as a remarkable source of inspirationfor graphic design and printing sector professionals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Printing Design for Graphic Designers: An Inspirational Guide to Special Production Techniques and Finishes (Paperback)
• Publisher: Hoaki, Barcelona
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8419220213
• ISBN 13: 9788419220219
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A complete and thorough overview of different production and finishing techniques and how to make the most of them. Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a reference book that showcases design projects from all over the world and focuses on the processes that were used to print them. The book opens with a thorough introduction of printing history, from the primitive seal rolls used in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago to today's digital technology. The projects are structured according to their printing specifications, which include cutting and folding, printing and varnishing, UV ink, thermography printing, thermochromic ink, screen printing, abrasive ink, solid colour-gold/silver ink, embossing and debossing and foil stamping. In recent years, with the help of new software tools, designers have incorporated printing finishes into their work. The result is incredibly sophisticated and daring effects applied to a wide variety of items, from business cards to record sleeves, books, posters and art. Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a wonderful journey into distinctive design and surprising creativity and will serve as a remarkable source of inspiration for graphic design and printing sector professionals.

About the Author

Design 360° is one of the major Asian design magazines. It is dedicated to introducing international advanced design concepts, original works, outstanding designers and prestigious design institutes. It covers graphic, industrial, fashion, illustration and digital, design, among many other related topics. It is an informative source for students in art and design academies, professional designers, and design lovers who take great interest in international design trend. It has built up a bridge between the design industry in China and that of the rest of the world.