TY - BOOK AU - Ambrose,Gavin AU - Harris,Paul AU - TI - The production manual / T2 - Required reading range SN - 9781472591319 AV - Z246 A558 2016 U1 - 686.22 AM.P 2016 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Bedford Square PB - Fairchild Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC KW - Graphic design (Typography) N1 - Previous edition: Lausanne: AVA Academia, 2008; Includes index; Introduction -- Chapter 1: Typography. Measurements -- Absolute and relative -- Type. Letterforms -- Alignment -- Multiple alignments -- Word and letter spacing -- Hyphenation and justification -- Kerning -- Leading and baseline -- Runaround -- Type online -- Special characters -- Case study: Pentagram -- Chapter 2: Images. Image types -- Raster and vector images -- Other image types ; File types. file formats -- Saving images -- Working with images. Resizing images -- Channels -- Layers and combing images -- Adjustment layers -- Working with clipping paths -- Masks -- Image manipulation. Altering images and filters -- Parallax and transformations -- Case study: Bob Aufuldish -- Chapter 3: Color. Basic terminology. Describing color -- Color management. Gamut and color space -- Pantone and spot colors -- Color correction. Basic color adjustment -- Variations and selective color -- Removing color casts -- Color correction using hue -- Dodge and burn -- Creative color. Color layers -- Multiple images -- Grayscale and toned images -- Multi-tones -- Color half-tones -- Color in print. Getting the basics right -- Tint charts -- Color on screen. Web-safe color -- Case study: Blok -- Chapter 4: Pre-press. Resolution. Resolution and pixel depth Spi, ppi, dpi and lpi -- Scanning. Scanning today -- Creative techniques. Overprinting -- Half-tones and gradients -- Artwork. Bleed, registration and trim -- Trapping -- Types of black -- Imposition. Planning -- Tip-ins and tip-ons -- Proofing. types of proof -- Case study: Clormann Design -- Chapter 5: Production. Printing. Printing and print order -- Printing imposition -- Screen angles -- Gradients and tints -- Line weights -- Print processes. Printing methods -- On-press. Adjusting color -- Paper. Paper qualities -- Paper types and print quality -- Sustainability -- Case study: NB Studio -- Chapter 6: Finishing. Special techniques. Specialty printing -- Cutting methods -- Laminates and varnishes. Laminate types -- Folding and trimming. Types of fold -- Trimming and guillotining -- Binding -- Case study: Anagrama N2 - "Praised for both its content and its design. The Production Manual covers everything to do with production for graphic design; from basics such as paper sizes and terminology through working with images and text, exploring different pre-press techniques, and the processes involved in bringing a project to press. Written in a straightforward and visually rich style, The Production Manual is an invaluable resource for students and designers alike. New to the second edition of the Production Manual are six case studies from international design studios Pentagram, NB Studio, Clormann Design, Anagrama, and Blok among others. There is also expanded information about working with images, as well as updated information on the production process which highlights new techniques, and more coverage of digital technologies and environmental and sustainability issues." ER -