Design Practice: OUGD504- Studio Workshop 1

In our groups we were asked to have a discussion about the following:

Part 1
What is design for print:

A physical product
Mass Production
Physical process
Scale
Books, posters, mail shots, packaging, stickers, letterhead, business cards....
Higher relevance of context
CMYK
Considering production processes
Thinking about materials to print onto
Working with pantone swatches to identify certain colours

We had to think of a sentence that describes what design for print is.

Summary-
"Information applied/transferred onto a (specific) surface with consideration of process, scale, purpose and situation."

After some discussion we came to the conclusion that it is impossible to sum up what design for print is in a sentence as it has to many factors to consider.

Print Categories

-Format

-Colour

-Production

-Processes

-Finishing

-Stock

These categories can be applied to screen apart from stock.

Designing for print can not be retracted where as designing for web can.

Part 2
Identify as many different processes for print:

Screen Printing
Spot varnish
Foiling
Embossing
Laser cut
3D printing
Etching
Letter press
Lino cutting
Digital printing
Collograph printing
Stamping
Lithograph

What processes would I like to learn this year?

I didn't really enjoy screen printing last year but I think it would be good to give it another go as it will allow me to print onto a wider variety of stock and experiment with colour.
I would like to try embossing as I haven't tried it before.
Foiling is something I would like to experiment with also as I haven't tried it.

I worked mainly digitally last year so I would like to move away from the computer and take a more hands on approach to my work. This will expand my knowledge of processes and improve my finishing skills whilst giving me a better appreciation of cost and time management.

Find two examples for each print categories:

-Format