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Offset Printing!

Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat image carrier on which the image to be printed obtains ink from ink rollers, while the non-printing area attracts a water-based film (called "fountain solution"), keeping the non-printing areas ink-free.

Pantone Color Matching System

The Pantone Color Matching System is largely a standardized color reproduction system. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another.

Soy Ink!

Soy ink is a type of ink made from soybeans. Soy-based ink is more environmentally friendly compared to petroleum based inks. Soys inks might provide more accurate colors and make paper recycling much easier. In the 1970’s with the rising cost of petroleum the Newspaper Association of America wanted to find a new reliable and economical way to print with ink. A new ink from soybeans was developed. About one quarter of commercial printers in the United States now use soy ink. To make soy ink, soybean oil is slightly refined and then blended with pigment, resins and waxes.

More About Paper!

The thickness of paper is often measured by caliper, which is typically given in thousandths of an inch. Paper may be between 0.07 millimetres (0.0028 in) and 0.18 millimetres (0.0071 in) thick. Paper is often characterized by weight. In the United States, the weight assigned to a paper is the weight of a ream, 500 sheets, of varying "basic sizes", before the paper is cut into the size it is sold to end customers. For example, a ream of 20 lb, 8.5 × 11 in (216 × 279 mm) paper weighs 5 pounds, because it has been cut from a larger sheet into four pieces.

Ink - Did You Know?

Many ancient cultures around the world have independently discovered and formulated inks for the purposes of writing and drawing. The history of Chinese inks can be traced back to the 18th century BC, with the utilization of natural plant (plant dyes), animal, and mineral inks based on such materials as graphite that were ground with water and applied with brushes.The India ink used in ancient India since at least the 4th century BC was called masi, and was made of burnt bones, tar, pitch, and other substances. In ancient Rome, atramentum (any black coloring substance) was used.

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Did You Know This About Paper?

Paper was invented by the Chinese around 105 AD during the Han Dynasty yet the oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper date to 2nd century BC China. Paper spread slowly to the west via Samarkand (Uzbekistan) and Baghdad. Papermaking and manufacturing in Europe started in Spain and Sicily in the 10th century by the Muslims living there at the time, and slowly spread to Italy and South France reaching Germany by 1400. In medevial Europe, the handcraft of papermaking was mechanized by the use of water power and other processes.

Did You Know?

The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German, Johannes Gutenberg around 1440. Gutenberg was a goldsmith by profession. He developed a complete printing system, which perfected the printing process through all its stages by adapting existing technologies to printing purposes, as well as making groundbreaking inventions of his own. His newly devised hand mould made for the first time possible the precise and rapid creation of metal movable type in large quantities, a key element in the profitability of the whole printing enterprise.

Did You Know?

According to the curator of the Early Office Museum in London, the first patent for ring binders was filed in 1859 for a 2 ring binder. A few years later 3 ring binders became the standard in the US, and the "D" ring binders did not come on the market here until the 1940s or 1950's

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