Hird, Kenneth F.

Offset lithographic technology / Kenneth F. Hird, Charles E. Finley. - 4th ed. - Tinley Park, Ill. : Goodheart-Willcox Co, c2010. - 780 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

The printing industry -- Safety and health -- Math and measurement -- Cost estimating and production planning -- Trade customs, organizations, and laws -- Principles of typography -- Graphic design -- Text composition -- Conventional page composition -- Process cameras and line photography -- Halftone and special-effects photography -- Conventional image assembly and imposition -- Electronic workflow -- Electronic image capture and manipulation -- Electronic page composition and image assembly -- Color science, reproduction, and management -- Lithographic plates -- Paper -- Lithographic inks -- Offset-press fundamentals -- Offset-press operation -- Sheetfed offset presses -- Web offset presses -- Press problems and troubleshooting -- Finishing, binding, and distribution -- Operating a printing business -- Careers in the printing industry.

9781605250687

2008041011


Offset printing.

Z 525 / O5 H57 2010

686.2/315