5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PRINTING

1. What is print technology?

Offset printing is a widely used printing technique. Offset printing is where the inked image is transferred (or “offset”) from a plate to a rubber blanket. An offset transfer moves the image to the printing surface. … Currently, most books and newspapers are printed using the technique of offset lithography.

 

2. What are the different types of printing?

The types of printing: 

• Digital Printing.
• Flexography.
• Letterpress Printing.
• Offset Printing.
• Rotogravure.
• Screen Printing.

3. 3. Who invented printing?

 

It is a little-known but undisputed historical fact that Johannes Gutenberg did not invent the printi

ng press. Tho

ugh the Gutenberg Bible was certainly the first mass produced printed work, it was hardly the first printed book — nor was it even the first made using movable type.

We all know that Gutenberg invented the printing press but he didn’t invent printing. Over 500 years before Gutenberg was able to mass produce books with his revolutionary machine, Chinese monks were using wooden blocks dipped in ink and pressing them on parchment to create text.

 

 

4. Who is the inventor of the printer?

The history of computer printers started in 1938 when Chester Carlson invented a dry printing process called electrophotography commonly called a Xerox, the foundation technology for laser printers to come.

 

5. The Chinese also invented business cards

Business cards are one of the print industry’s most common products. In the 1400s, the Chinese began using their version of a business card. These cards were not used for commercial purposes so were seen as calling cards, used to announce a meeting with another person.

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