The The Printing Printing ProcessProcess

Four-colour printing Four-colour printing (CMYK)(CMYK)

The designer will proof read The designer will proof read their work and then use the their work and then use the

pack and go feature of pack and go feature of Publisher to save the Publisher to save the

publication in a format that publication in a format that the printer can use. The the printer can use. The

pack and go feature saves pack and go feature saves the magazine and the magazine and

information about the fonts information about the fonts being usedbeing used

The Pack and Go feature in Microsoft Publisher

The graphic designer takes the pack and go file, which

has been saved onto a disc or USB flash drive, with a

purchase order or covering letter

Disc and Purchase Order Forms

The printers then send the disc to The printers then send the disc to the reprographics department the reprographics department

who separate the colours in the who separate the colours in the publication and have films made publication and have films made

for each colour used in the for each colour used in the printing process (cyan, magenta, printing process (cyan, magenta,

yellow and black)yellow and black)

The films on the plate ready to be etched

The films are then used to make the The films are then used to make the plates. This is done with UV lighting that plates. This is done with UV lighting that etches the dark areas of the film onto the etches the dark areas of the film onto the

aluminium platealuminium plate

UV Light being used to etch the plates The right plate has been etched the left still has the film on top

The plates are cleaned and attached to The plates are cleaned and attached to the printing press (placed on drums). The the printing press (placed on drums). The

job is then printed.job is then printed.

Cleaning the Plates The plates attached to the drum on the printing press

Ink

Once the work is dry it is then Once the work is dry it is then sent to the finishing department, sent to the finishing department,

who fold, stitch and trim the job to who fold, stitch and trim the job to the correct size.the correct size.

The stitcher trimmer machine Finished product leaving the machine

The job is then counted and The job is then counted and placed in boxes ready for placed in boxes ready for

collection and distribution.collection and distribution.

Finished Job awaiting collection

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Thanks to BeePrint (Coventry) Ltd. For Thanks to BeePrint (Coventry) Ltd. For explaining the printing process and explaining the printing process and allowing photographs to be taken. allowing photographs to be taken.

Images taken byImages taken by

D. Phelan (The Avon Valley School)D. Phelan (The Avon Valley School)