The Evolution of Printing

THE EVOLUTION OF PRINTING A VIRTUAL MAGAZINE:by LAS TEGNOGIRLS ( Claudia Quirós - Claudia Kruse - Karen Woo - Jimena Pérez )

Source: On-Line Webster Dictionary

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRINTING

Communicate: Culture, Education, Opinion, Religion, and other important things...

...THROUGH

BOOKS

FUN FACT #1The first one was the BIBLE.

MAGAZINES

NEWSPAPER

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ART

ALSO,SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPED IN HUMAN HISTORY

HISTORY

FUN FACT #2

In 3500 B.C Mesopotamia a Cylinder with a pictured history was developed.

WOODBLOCKPRINTING

Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.

WOODBLOCKPRINTING

It´s a technique of printing text, images, and patterns like this image.

ETCHINGEtching is the process of using strong acid or

mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a

metal surface to create a design in intaglio in

the metal (the original process—in modern

manufacturing other chemicals may be used on

other types of material). As an intaglio method

of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the

most important technique for old master prints,

and remains in wide use today.

MEZZOTINT

Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stripple.

MOVABLE TYPE

Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document.

THIS IS JOHANNES GUTENBERG

FUN FACT #3Because of his secrecy and advances some people thought he was a wizard.

OFFSET PRINTING

FUN FACT #4Offset printing is the cheapest method to produce high quality printing in commercial printing quantities.

ROTARYPRINTING

A rotary printing press is a printing press in which the images to be printed are curved around a cylinder. Printing can be done on large number of substrates, including paper, cardboard, and plastic.

AT HOME PRINTING

Black&white, and color printing has enabled everyone to be their own publisher and photo developer by different, more practicable printers and techniques.

INTERNET IMPACT

http://www.

The internet has caused less printing by giving everyone free and digital information, which helps the environment and education.

It’s globalized impact has also achieved impressive advances in the economy and how we buy products... there are on-line stores for everything!

Also, nowadays: books, magazines, dictionaries and every kind of editorial printing has it’s digital version... thanks to the internet.

SO...

...In conclusion: This presentation was designed virtually and in black&white because of the following the new standards in responsible printing practices:

1. One shouldn’t print unless it’s necessary for a project.

2. Fun fact#5: Black and white wastes less electricity.

Thank you and remember...read more, print less : )

BYE BYE