print: stock

how its made:
paper is made from cotton, pressed pulp wood or recycled paper.

weight:
the weight of stock is a description of the density of fibers that make up the paper. the weight of the stock is measured in grams per square meter. something to take into consideration is that usually, the heavier the paper the longer the stock will last as it's more durable.

thickness:
this is measured in caliper (inches) or millimeters. the thickness does not effect the quality of the stock 

colour:
to do this the fiber pulp is dyed before pressing. these are more expensive then white paper. there are bright, parchment, and pastel shades, along with metallics.


texture:
this depends on the manufacturing process as well as the size & quality of the wood fibers. if the paper is tightly pressed with fine fibers the paper has a smoother finish. less pressed stock with larger fibers results in card/board.
Laid: machine-made paper with a pattern of parallel lines. 
Vellum: a paper finished to appear like the writing material vellum, which may be either prepared animal skin or parchment, i.e., a slightly rough finish. 
Linen: a paper finished to appear like linen, a woven cloth that can be used as canvas. 
Felt: paper that is textured by being pressed with patterned wool or felt during the manufacturing process. 
Embossed: a paper with a raised design created by pressing or hammering the design onto its back.

opacity
this refers to the density and thickness and it's measure on how much image and text can be seen on the reverse. tracing paper is created by immersing quality paper into acid.

finishes
varnish coating
the varnish can be applied with the inks or as a separate run and keeps the inks intact
matt, satin & gloss
the quality of the paper determines the intensity of the ink and there's quite a difference when comparing matte & gloss. printed onto matte paper, ink sinks into the paper creating a more dull looking finish where as the ink sits on the surface of the gloss stock therefore making the ink appear more intense and deeper in appearance. satin allows for slightly less intense colours then gloss but it doesn't have the shine.

developing kit

taking a look at what developing kits are out there at the moment. in order to promote the use and development of photographic film i'll definately look into how to re-design kits such as these. although they may be functional, they're not persuasive in their visual design.

Kit contents:

Color Developer Part A - 50ml highly concentrated
Color Developer Part B - 50ml highly concentrated
Color Developer Part C - 50ml highly concentrated
Bleach - 140ml
Fixer - 100ml
Starter - 10ml
Stabilizer - 25ml

more kit designs:

 

Paper size

A Sizes (mm)		B Sizes (mm)		C Sizes (mm)
4A0	1682 x 2378
2A0	1189 x 1682
A0	841 x 1189	B0	1000 x 1414	C0	917 x 1297
A1	594 x 841	B1	707 x 1000	C1	648 x 917
A2	420 x 594	B2	500 x 707	C2	458 x 648
A3	297 x 420	B3	353 x 500	C3	324 x 458
A4	210 x 297	B4	250 x 353	C4	229 x 324
A5	148 x 210	B5	176 x 250	C5	162 x 229
A6	105 x 148	B6	125 x 176	C6	114 x 162
A7	74 x 105	B7	88 x 125	C7	81 x 114
A8	52 x 74	B8	62 x 88	C8	57 x 81
A9	37 x 52	B9	44 x 62	C9	40 x 57
A10	26 x 37	B10	31 x 44	C10	28 x 40

All paper sizes have specific measurements and it's a crucial part of your design that needs to be sent through the printer properly.

TARGET

I found the trip to Target really interesting and it's given alot more confidence with the print process. Seeing the printers infront of you really helped with my understanding of print. Target had a large lithography printer which uses CMYK. It's a 6 colour printer allowing for two more spot colours. 


It was also really interesting to see how the flyers etc were sectioned and cut. It showed me that alot of thought process would have to go into each plate layout as it aids the efficiency of the printing process.

Colour

PANTONE
Specific spot ink colours, the PMS (Pantone Matching System)

CMYK

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)

This describes the subtractive colour model used in colour printing. CMYK is contrasted with spot colours where specific coloured inks require their own printing plate.

RGB

Red, Green, Blue

This is the additive colour model that is used in design for screen. Only a select amount of RGB can be printed with CMYK, displayed in this colour chart

Design for print

Xavier Encinas' designs for 'Under the influence' magazine

Printed lithographically in CMYK with a foil finish for a sleek design. Matte stock used with a gloss cover. 

 

Print & Stock

Production: MVSICA Sleeve Design & Packaging
Design: Sawdust

I really enjoy the concept of this design. By using a simple card like stock, these would have been digitally printed using foiling to aid the concept. Overall I'd say the design is fun and effective.

  

Production: Askul Packaging Development
Design: Stockholm Design Lab

This minimalistic design for batteries is effective with form following function. Seeing as it's made of aluminium I assume the design process is screen printing. 

Maggie Ramadani: Max Chocolatier

This different printing technique involves chocolate transfer sheets where you can actually print type onto the product. I thinks it's a really nice touch that bring the branding together.

Client: Laura Wellington
Project: Brand identity
Concept & Design: Golden
Production: Timothy Bone

Here's a good example of the Die Cut process. I like the simple use of card stock with almost a matte finish. I feel the simplicity creates a sophisticated finish.