DESIGN PRODUCTION - BRIEF 1 - CONTENT ORGANISATION

To progress after finishing my research I organised the collected content ready for the production of the outcome.

I started the organisation process by listing the information that will be included in the guide under each of the six sub-sections.


FORMAT

Important information;

Measurements introduction.

• Brief introduction
• Absolute and Relative measures.
• The Em.
• The En.
• The Pica.

Measurements conversion chart.

• Measurement conversion chart.

Printed line weights.

• Printed line weight examples.
• Explanation of  diagram.

Printed text sizes.

• Printed text at varying size.
• Will be on the same page as line weights.

Paper sizes and charts.

• Chart only.

COLOUR

Important information;

Colour modes.

• Explanation of CMYK & RGB.
• Colour diagrams.

Colour combinations/Choosing schemes.

• Colour scheme diagrams.
• Supporting information.

Colour management.

• Gamut diagram.
• Supporting information.
• Colour space information.

Spot and process colours.

• CYMK spot diagram.
• Supporting information.
• Screen-printed spot colour.

Pantone matching system.

• Pantone system example.
• Explanation of system.

Coloured halftones.

• Coloured halftone information.
• CMYK dots picture example. 

Tints.

• Tints diagram.
• Tint information.

Pre-production checks.

• Before sending a piece of work to print check list.

PRODUCTION - finish

Important information;

Image types.

• Introduction.
• Rasters.
• Vectors.
• Bitmaps.
• Greyscale.
• Halftone.

File types.

• File types & uses table.

Resolution.

• SPI, PPI, DPI, & LPI.
• Example.

Working with images.

• Introduction.
• Resizing images.
• Channels.

Overprints.

• Covered in colour.

Bleeds and registration.

• Bleeds - Introduction and example.
• Registration - Introduction and example.
• Trim - Introduction and example.

Trapping.

• Introduction.
• Spread and Choke.
• S&C examples.

Tip-ins & Tip-ons.

• Tip-in introduction
• Tip-in example.
• Tip-on introduction.
• Tip-on example.

Proofing.

• Introduction.
• proof examples.
• Large image.

PROCESS

Important information;

Screen print.

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Mono-print.

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Lino.

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Etching.

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Letter press. 

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Laser cutter.

• Introduction.
• Equipment needed.
• Step by set how to.
• Print example.

Offset Lithograph.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Uses.
• Cost.
• Print example.

Risograph.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Uses.
• Cost.
• Recycled print examples (collected from risograph printers).

STOCK

Important information;

Stock introduction.

• Introduction to stocks.
• Tipped in square stock examples.

Paper quality

• Gsm.
• Paper qualities.
• Paper qualities example.

Types of paper

• Table.

Inks on stock.

• Introduction.
• Print example on primary matt stock.
• Inks printed on gloss stock.

Sustainability.

• Introduction.
• The stock I will print on will be recycled.

FINISHING

Important information;

Foiling.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Print example.

Embossing and Debossing.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Print example.

Spot varnish.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Print example.

Thermochromic inks.

• Introduction.
• How it works.
• Print example.