Printing

Newspapers, books, labels, business cards, flyers, poster etc are making up a part of the printing industry. Today printing is not just about transferring images or text but also about gluing, binding and even designing and layout of artwork before it is ready for the printing process.

It was estimated that in the printing industry over 45 trillion pages were being printed in 2005. The printing industry accounted for about $112 billion US dollars according to the Barnes Reports. Printing is one of those essential industries that will be a part of our lives for many years to come.

Printing enables all of us to access the written word of years ago and therefore ensures that no idea would be lost. Knowledge and ideas as well as intellectual printing achievements are saved for later generations. Printing was instrumental in changing the nature of reading in society.

By means of printing people were given the option to form their own opinions of situations. At first women were not allowed to have access to printing as it was considered rebellious and unsociable for them to read. Printing in general opened up many doors to all human beings.

Printing allowed for a much more extensive reading power as well as a wider range of topics that can be studied by an individual. Knowledge can be spread with a lot more individuals (near or far) by printing your views and ideas and then sharing the printing with others.

Printing in summary is a technique where an inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. There are various printing techniques available and one should choose a printing technique based on the quantity and style that you would like to portray.

By using a printing press one can reproduce images or text fairly quickly onto paper with the means of ink. The Printing process is one of the most essential parts of the publishing industry. Printing is most often used on a large-scale and is seen as an industrial process.

Today printing is almost unthinkable and has completely replaced the hand written word. Handing in of study material, minutes or quotes will simply not be accepted if not in printing form. Handwritten notes and letters has become a somewhat unknown form to printing.

 

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