“Generally speaking, the term pre-press includes all the steps required to transform an original into a state that is ready for reproduction by printing. Pre-press includes the following steps: art and copy preparation (including typesetting), graphic arts photography (i.e., shooting negatives), image assembly and imposition (stripping) and plate-making. Depending on the nature of the original, […]

I recently attended Drupa 2000, the largest graphic arts industry tradeshow in the world. It is held every five years in Dusseldorf, Germany, and is known for its size and for serving as a forum to introduce the latest technologies in printing and print related equipment. I would add that Drupa was the most sales-oriented […]

Although the printing industry in the U.S. economy is definitely undergoing tremendous change, it should be noted here-in the first issue of web-based Ps & Qs – that print is far from dead. The results of a panel discussion at Seybold Seminars 2000 earlier this year in Boston led Gene Gable, general manger of Seybold, […]