Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a comprehensive reference that maps the full spectrum of print production and finishing techniques through real-world design projects, tracing the craft from ancient Mesopotamian seal rolls to today's most exacting digital specifications.
About This Book
Print finishing is where conceptual design meets physical material — and the gap between a designer who understands production and one who doesn't is visible on every surface. This book closes that gap. Structured around specific printing specifications rather than aesthetic style, it presents design projects from around the world organised by technique: UV ink, thermography, thermochromic ink, screen printing, abrasive ink, embossing, debossing, foil stamping, and more. A substantial historical introduction contextualises these contemporary methods, giving practitioners a grounded understanding of how printing technology has shaped graphic design. Essential for anyone working across print collateral, packaging, editorial, or identity design.
Key Features
- 300 pages of international design projects documented by printing technique and specification
- Published by HOAKI, 2022
What You'll Discover
- How printing history from Mesopotamian seal rolls through to digital technology informs contemporary print production decisions
- The technical distinctions between finishing methods — UV ink, thermochromic ink, foil stamping, embossing, debossing, and screen printing — with real projects demonstrating each
- How cutting, folding, and varnishing interact with design intent across a range of applications, from business cards to record sleeves and posters
- How new design software tools have enabled designers to integrate print finishing directly into their workflow, producing effects that were previously inaccessible at this level of sophistication
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 300
- Dimensions: 21.0 x 14.8 x 3.18 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788419220219
- Publisher: HOAKI
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Graphic designers, print production specialists, art directors, and design students seeking a technical and visual reference for print finishing and production processes.