Currently for some of my extended practise work my idea consist the production of zine, (for my Art Fund, Plant Life, Liv's Branding and Pocketless). If these idea are selected the final outcome will either need to be professional print or at least a professional proposal created, due to this professional printing need to be considered.
Evolution is a professional print studio based in Sheffield, that often do commercial work and also work for past students for this uni. There is a trip organised to visit this, this can answer some of the questions i have, also exploring the benefits of professional print (what can they do that uni cannot, what do they need for designers, any common mistakes designer make).
This is to learn for this, allow me to experiment with their benefits whilst also highlight any issue they face and designers face as to remove this in my future practise.
TRIP QUESTIONS -
do they print in white ink? (not available in uni)
No, byut they know place this can be done, if i want to do this i can talk to them. They overall know a lot of other printers so if there is something they cannot do, they'll talk to overs and arrange it. They guys where really helpful, and they'll talk about things and help as much with project as they can.
do they print stop colours/fluorescent?
Yes, the same a precession we visited in first yea, this can be done for brands and client to make sure the colour is exact.
is there any way to cheaper and project but keep good quality?
Printing on GSF smith stock for a whole book can be really pricey, but you can minic the same style using cheaper paper but with finishes. Also use like 2 pages/cover in GFSmith and it looks basically the same but can save £1000
what sizing do they suggest?
A or B sizes, they try to fit as many as possible on the plates os they can get a few different print each time to reduce waste and cost.
how many prints do they do?
They advice projects over a 100 copies
what mistakes do designer make?
DO NOT READ THE FILE THEY SEND OVER AFTER PRINT, ALWAYS SEND OVER PDF TO AVIOD COLOUR CHANGE
why print over digital?
the finishes, and quality but it depends on the brief outcome and audience
TRIP-
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| can fit different copies on one sheet |
files type they use to define setting for each brief
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