Abstract

Technical problems can arise when a graphic designer submits digital files to a commercial offset lithographic printer. The graphic design profession has an opportunity to strengthen the education of design students by teaching them how to recognize potential printing prroblems and address them before the students enter professional practice. The purpose of this thesis is to identify the most common design problems and printing constraints that designers encounter when they develop an item to be printed using offset lithographic printing. The graphic design content of this thesis will include design development processes that specifically focus on issues of imposition, pagination, color management, and image reproduction.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Graphic design (Typography)--Effect of technological innovations on; Desktop publishing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Digital printing; Offset printing; Workflow

Publication Date

5-2006

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Graphic Design (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Design (CIAS)

Advisor

Bruce Ian Meader

Advisor/Committee Member

Charles R. Myers III

Advisor/Committee Member

Michael Riordan

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at Z246 .B43 2006

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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