Printing Layout & Design____________________

There are many factors involved in graphic design for printed materials. Size, paper color and weight, ink colors, and bindery processes to name a few. All of these factors require knowledge of the printing process to ensure the desired results. Below are a few samples along with descriptions of the paper and inks used to produce the final printed materials.

 


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 Ring Binder Cover & Inside Page Design
Three ring binder sleeve cover; 12 inside pages + 4 additional blank pages, in coordinating design. Blanks used to laser print individual client information; 4 color process; cover on white dull coat, 80lb offset; inside pages on 24lb laser finish.


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 Annual Report
Design and layout, graphs, charts, large amount of detail oriented typesetting. Graphs created from combining multiple data reports. Tri-Fold finished size 8.5 x 11 (two panels not shown text only), cost effective two-color printed on white dull coat, 80lb cover.


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Booklet Cover & Inside Page Design
Cover silver embossed on 80lb Burgundy linen. Inside pages printed burgundy ink on light gray, 24lb linen. Design included typography, charts and considerable cleanup of provided drawings. Size: 8.5 x 11 side stitched.

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 Large Format Tri-Fold Brochure
Design and typography. This project was first created before computers. Cut and paste layout, hand cut photo windows were all later recreated on computer. Project updated and reworked over a period of 8 years as medical technology advanced. Finished size 6" x 11", four color process printed on white dull coat, 80lb cover.


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 Installation Guide and Telephone Directory
Design for cover and 48 inside pages. Worked with Army Public Relations to complete project to military specifications and approval. Guide four color process printed; cover on white gloss, 85lb cover; inside pages on white gloss, 60lb text. Telephone Directory section printed on web press on 20lb yellow Newsprint.

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Tri-Fold Product Brochure
Front photo created from 3 different photos, moon, plane, and moonlight background. Type wraps around individual graphics that include simple custom diagram of brain. Tri-fold 8.5 x 11 brochure, four color process with metallic gold on logos, high gloss aqueous coating on gloss white, 80lb text. Also created labels for product (no sample available.)

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