I thought this was absolutely fascinating. I didn't realize how complex a printer was. If I took anything away from it, is it to communicate wholly with your printers. There is so much more to printing that I thought. The experience made me appreciate them more and made myself be more conscious of what I'm sending to the printer because if you made a mistake, then it costs lots of time, energy, money and paper!
Now I realize why printing is so expensive, because it is an extremely extensive process. Every job goes through at least 3 machines: print, cut, and bind. The machines move quickly and with extreme accuracy. But it was amazing to me how much was still wasted.
It also made me appreciate learning the skills for myself. I think that someday in the FAR future, I want to but a heavy duty printer for myself, or my studio space so that I can produce my own materials. But there is something said for professionally printed work. The presentation of a design is extremely important and adds much more to a project then you might think.
Overall, it was a great learning experience!
Now I realize why printing is so expensive, because it is an extremely extensive process. Every job goes through at least 3 machines: print, cut, and bind. The machines move quickly and with extreme accuracy. But it was amazing to me how much was still wasted.
It also made me appreciate learning the skills for myself. I think that someday in the FAR future, I want to but a heavy duty printer for myself, or my studio space so that I can produce my own materials. But there is something said for professionally printed work. The presentation of a design is extremely important and adds much more to a project then you might think.
Overall, it was a great learning experience!
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