After visiting interviewee Ian Cavanagh of Pressision to discuss my proposal for the ‘Printerview’ publication, I found that I needed to make compromises on some of the plans due to budget and time restraints. With this being my first experience working with a professional printers, I learnt a lot about the preparation and process of having a project professionally printed and finished.
While the contributors to the publication were in support of the project, they were only able to help with services directly provided by them, naturally. Ian advised me that having the cover and each question page foiled would require the production of 9 foil blocking dies, which would be around £80 per die, and as these are out-sourced, cost would be out of their hands and therefore out of my budget. Instead, I decided to have only the cover foiled, with the question pages inside instead printed using white ink on darker Colorplan shades and black ink on the lighter tones of paper.
Ian talked through the process of setting up the document for print, including embedding spot-colour information for the printing of white ink, and how to package the document including any images and typefaces.
Following the meeting, Pressision provided a quote for the discussed publication, which I accepted before sending the files, approving proofs, making payment and arranging delivery.
The publication will be printed on Pressision’s HP Indigo digital press, one of first UK machines with specialist ‘one-shot’ synthetic printing technology that can digitally print white ink. This method of production means the publication will use the latest technology in the print industry, physically showcasing that which is discussed within the publication and therefore the power of creative print.
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