Question 1
Practical assignment (observation and analysis (3 hours)
Design your own printing checklist form.
Here is my version of the printing checklist. I used the Learning Print Production by Claudia McCue video tutorial as reference, but made the list more simplified and easy to understand.
Question 2
Research, written and practical assignment (problem solving) (1,5 days)
Use the magazine style brochure that you designed in Module 5. Add a spot varnish to the cover and change the design to use spot colours. (You are welcome also make layout changes if you want to.) For your magazine, use a spot varnish for the cover and design it using two spot colours.
Make use of your checklist that you designed and prepare the file for print.
Decide what paper weight and type you will use.
Decide what type of binding you will use, for example, saddle stich, perfect bind, etc. (See the printing terms link.)
Upload the print-ready PDF to your blog and post screenshots of your packaged files, and instructions.
Make sure to include the instructions (like spot varnish, paper choice and binding) in the file.
This task was really confusing for me, since we were given so little information on the subject. I had to do a lot of additional research to be able to completely understand what am I supposed to do.
I started by adding a varnish layer and varnish swatch to my travel brochure layout and marking the elements on my cover that were going to be varnished (the title, text and logo).
I also changed two of the colors to pantone type, so they can be used as spot colors.
Original cover:
Cover with varnish:
I then went trough my checklist to make sure everything was in place, as well as decide on paper weight and binding and then proceeded with packaging the files and writing the instructions.
Print ready PDF file:
I also made a quick redesign of how the cover would look if it were to use only 2 spot colors, needless to say it looks very empty and could definitely use more work, but I am happy with my photo cover, so I chose to stick with it.
Over all this task took a lot of trial and error and I used many different guides and articles to figure out everything. I am still not completely confident that I understood everything, but I'm hoping to improve with time.
Question 3
Homework (2 days)
Watch the videos provided below
Complete the LinkedIn Learning exercise files and submit it with your assignment
As for the exercise files I did not manage to find all of them, but the one I got was to practice adding varnish color. It had the layer and swatch already made in the file, so all I had to do is move the text in the correct layer and use the swatch on it.
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