Chapter 1 Introduction to the Graphic Communications..
Unit 1 A Brief Look at Why and How the Industry
Developed
Supplementary Reading Move Beyond Ink on Paper
Exercise
Unit 2 Basic Printing Methods
Supplementary Reading New Trends in Media Market
Exercise
Chapter 2 Communicating Graphically
Unit 3 The Communication Process and a Communication
Model
Supplementary Reading Fierce Competition of Print Media
vs.
Electronic Media
Exercise
Unit 4 Principles of Design
Supplementary Reading Type Measurement and Typography
Exercise
Chapter 3 Prepress Process Technology
Unit 5 Digital Workflow and CTP Technology
Supplementary Reading Job Planning and Layout
Exercise
Unit 6 Future Development of Image Input Devices
Supplementary Reading Density Ranges of different
copies
Exercise
Unit 7 Lithographic Plates
Supplementary Reading Lithographic Plate Base and Run
Length"
Exercise
Chapter 4 Printing
Unit 8 Introduction to Modern Lithographic Offset
Press
Supplementary Reading Multicolor, Perfecting and Small
Offset Presses
Exercise
Unit 9 The Gravure Press and its Components
Supplementary Reading Other Gravure Presses
Exercise
Unit 10 Wide-Web Flexographic Printing Presses
Supplementary Reading Narrow-Web Flexo Presses
Exercise
Chapter 5 Color Printing and Color Management
Unit 11 Color Printing
Supplementary Reading From Press Proofing to Digital
Proofing
Exercise
Unit 12 Introduction to Color Management
Supplementary Reading The Genie in the Bottle
Exercise
Chapter 6 Papers and Inks
Unit 13 Paper and Papermaking
Supplementary Reading Paper Problems
Exercise
Unit 14 Ink and Ink Manufacturing
Supplementary Reading Mixing Ink to Match a Swatch
Book
Exercise
Chapter 7 Binding and Finishing
Unit 15 Ways of Finishing and Binding Printed
Materials
Supplementary Reading Graphic Embellishments and Hot
Foil
Embossing
Exercise
Unit 16 Hand and Machine Bookbinding
Supplementary Reading Important Roles of Binding and
Finishing
Exercise
Chapter 8 Management of the Graphic Communications
Industry
Unit 17 5S Clean and Green Printing Initiatives
Supplementary Reading Next Generation Challenge
Exercise
Unit 18 Hints to Improve Your Productivity
Supplementary Reading Game Changers=
Exercise
Unit 19 Lean Printing Foundations
Supplementary Reading Lean is Truly a Journey
Exercise
Unit 20 Printing Estimating Fundamentals
Supplementary Reading Additional Methods Used to
Estimate Printing
Exercise
Appendix A: Model Final Test Paper
Appendix B: Special Vocabulary
References
Postscript