Printing

Which civilization is credited with being the first to reproduce images?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Italy

• Rome

Carving a block of wood to coat with ink and stamp onto paper is called

• Woodblock printing

• Stamping

• Relief Printing

The image above shows...

• Movable type

• A paragraph

• A text box

Who created the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Thomas Paine

• Harrison Ford

• Marie Curie

Printing is...

• The transfer of text or designs onto substrate

• Unnecessary because everything is digital

• The transfer of information from one device to another

• The transfer of text or designs from paper to computer

Graphic Communication is...

• The exchange of information in a visual form

• The exchange of information through computers or phones

• Visual displays

• The verbal exchange of information

Lithographic printing is...

• The process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where is is required for printing.

• A rotary relief printing method using rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on boxes & packaging.

• A method of printing with etched plates or cylinders.

• Uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil and a squeegee to force ink through the mesh.

Flexographic printing is...

• The process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where is is required for printing.

• A rotary relief printing method using rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on boxes & packaging.

• A method of printing with etched plates or cylinders.

• Uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil and a squeegee to force ink through the mesh.

Gravure printing is...

• The process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where is is required for printing.

• A rotary relief printing method using rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on boxes & packaging.

• A method of printing with etched plates or cylinders.

• Uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil and a squeegee to force ink through the mesh.

Screen printing is...

• The process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where is is required for printing.

• A rotary relief printing method using rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on boxes & packaging.

• A method of printing with etched plates or cylinders.

• Uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil and a squeegee to force ink through the mesh.