Jester Tech Multimedia and Design

29/12/2021

Tuck top box folding animation.

14/04/2021

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press.

11/04/2021

I am done with the animation part of my new video about the Gutenberg Press, the full video will be done soon. Animation done in blender.

19/05/2020

The 2020 GAPP Awards Entries Now Open Take advantage of the discount and buy your early bird credits now until the 31st of May 2020. These credits will remain active until the 31st of June 202. Should you miss out on the early bird option, have no fear because

13/05/2020

https://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/11/13/1978-farewell-etaoin-shrdlu/

David W. Dunlap, a Metro reporter for The Times, took us back to the moment when the paper stopped being produced with Linotype machines.

13/05/2020

Forums are very entertaining sometimes...

13/05/2020

Printing Dollars

09/05/2020

We have come a long, long way. Long live print!

09/05/2020

What are the advantages of Offset Lithography.
Many commercially-printed books, brochures, business forms, catalogues, labels, letterhead, newspapers, magazines, posters, product packaging and stationery are produced using offset lithography. Other printing methods include flexographic, gravure, screen and digital or nonimpact printing. Lithography is popular due to its low cost and versatility, and the high quality of its results, which have smooth, clear images with no impressions left on the page.

Clarity
Offset lithography creates clear, smooth, sharp images and text on a variety of materials. With traditional offset lithography, the blanket--that is, the part of the press which presses against the paper or printing surface--is made of a soft rubber which conforms to almost any paper surface or material, unlike systems which use inflexible metal plates for printing. Modern offset presses frequently use computer-to-plate systems, which further increase the clarity and sharpness of the image.

Lack of Impressions
Letterpress and gravure (intaglio, rotogravure or photogravure) printing characteristically leave impressions: raised or indented text and lines on the page, serrated edges and rings of ink. For some projects, leaving marks on the paper is seen as a sign of authenticity, but many manufacturers don't want readers distracted from the content of their message by the way it was printed. In addition, these impressions make stacks of printed items thicker, which can affect transportation and storage costs. Lithographic images lack these artifacts.

Low Cost
Lithography was initially invented by Alois Senefelder in 1798 to provide a lower-cost alternative to copperplate engraving. Much of the expense of printing with offset lithography comes from setup costs, and printing requires little maintenance. Offset lithography isn't cheaper for small projects. However, the unit cost of each page goes down as the quantity printed goes up, making offset lithographic printing the cheapest, most cost-effective method for producing commercial quantities of high-quality printed items.

Speed
Many sheet-fed lithographic presses print simultaneously on both sides of the paper, which decreases printing times. Some web press lithographic machines can print as many as 50,000 sheets per hour.

Versatility
Lithographic printers use equipment for any length of press run. The slower, more precise sheet-fed lithographic presses are used for short- and medium-run printing like art reproduction, coupons, direct mail inserts, greeting cards and posters. The high-speed, more efficient web presses are used for medium- and long-run printing like advertising flyers, books, catalogues, magazines and newspapers. In addition, lithographic presses work not just on paper but on a wide variety of printing surfaces, including cloth, leather, metal, plastic and wood.

07/05/2020

History of the colour blue.

Some scientists believe that the earliest humans were actually colorblind, and had no concept of the color blue.

30/04/2020

http://biglitho.co.uk/vector-vs-raster-graphics-for-large-format-print/

Designers and reprographic operators often prepare files in very different ways. Sometimes when the artwork is created it is done so with a particular use in mind. For example, a logo may be created for a website but later on the client wants to use that logo for his printed brochure and posters pri...

25/04/2020

16/04/2020

Product packaging design can be the difference between a hit product and a dud. Our ultimate guide walks you through every step of the design process.

01/04/2020

Pinterest

28/03/2020

A video tutorial on the basics of how lithographic offset printing works.

26/03/2020

04/03/2020

03/03/2020

https://profitableprintrelationships.com/why-the-most-successful-print-companies-tell-their-customers-what-to-do-and-why-this-makes-them-more-profitable/

Do you ever put together flat pack furniture? I don’t know about you, but when I first look at all the bits I tend to find it rather scary. There always seem to be all sorts of odd pieces and I’m not sure where to put them. And then I read the instructions. And suddenly everything falls into pla...

25/02/2020

A tutoral video on how to split PDF printer spreads into loose pages in enfocus pit stop.

23/02/2020

Introduction to Prepress 02 - Tutorial

18/02/2020

Prepress 01 Introduction

05/02/2020

A good logo example

11/01/2020

Some humor for all you and fans :)

10/01/2020

Offset lithographic printing

01/01/2020

Posted in r/AdobeIllustrator by u/sobasisa • 635 points and 20 comments

20/12/2019

Offset lithographic printing process

16/12/2019

14/12/2019

This is beautiful

https://www.reddit.com/r/bookbinding/comments/ea2b89/i_make_wooden_books_this_is_a_solid_lime_wood/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

Posted in r/bookbinding by u/toebeanbindery • 119 points and 15 comments

11/12/2019