In the recent past people have become aware of the impacts of environmental degradation. As such there have been measures and attempts to develop products for this purpose. Among them is sustainable digital printing. This started only as a fad but has been growing in strength and influence that promoters and publishers have taken a serious approach to it.
Digital Printing refers to transferring a document on a computer or other storage device to a printing substrate by means of a device that accepts text and graphic output. This recent process was developed to replace the earlier lithographic process which depended heavily on printing plates, rubber blankets and repulsive oils, usually found in offset printing.
The advent of environmental consciousness among the general public has caused producers and print companies to feel the need to adopt to their needs. This has brought rise to the new trend of products dubbed as going green. Printing has advanced to green printing with new materials and new forms of printers such as the laser jet and ink jet types.
There are certain steps and measures that people have learnt and adopted in they strive to progress into this particular printing and publishing. Key among them is the use of recyclable, renewable and biodegradable materials. These include vegetable based inks, recyclable paper produced under fair and safe working conditions among many more.
Another undertaking by people who support the digital migration of printing patterns and methods is the new trend of designing, making and using less paper. This is determined in terms of the size and weight of the paper. Designers have discovered that trimming a small portion of the paper in the average book would save up to 1000 sheets.
Producers of packing materials have also joined the bandwagon and are now producing packaging material that can be re-purposed and reused in interesting and functional ways. Some products come with instructions on how to turn the cardboard packaging that comes with them into other uses. These may include bird houses, play chairs, and light bulb holders among others.
A noted shift in the print and production is the introduction and popular uptake of modular design. This concept was borrowed from modular building from engineering and architectural circles. This trend involves creating custom solutions with prefabricated or standardized materials. Such materials are easily recyclable, easy to update and repair.
Product designers have also adopted a more liberal approach to this printing by involving font decisions in their approach. This is a two edged approach where they regard the ink and its constituents, but also the font face selected. They prefer those fonts that are easy to read as well as those considered to be ink efficient.
Digital printing has taken the printing and production fields by storm. The sustainability has been questioned, but recent progress has shown that it is proving itself adequately sustainable. The concept may be new but as shown, with the few steps, it is easy to understand and adopt.
Digital Printing refers to transferring a document on a computer or other storage device to a printing substrate by means of a device that accepts text and graphic output. This recent process was developed to replace the earlier lithographic process which depended heavily on printing plates, rubber blankets and repulsive oils, usually found in offset printing.
The advent of environmental consciousness among the general public has caused producers and print companies to feel the need to adopt to their needs. This has brought rise to the new trend of products dubbed as going green. Printing has advanced to green printing with new materials and new forms of printers such as the laser jet and ink jet types.
There are certain steps and measures that people have learnt and adopted in they strive to progress into this particular printing and publishing. Key among them is the use of recyclable, renewable and biodegradable materials. These include vegetable based inks, recyclable paper produced under fair and safe working conditions among many more.
Another undertaking by people who support the digital migration of printing patterns and methods is the new trend of designing, making and using less paper. This is determined in terms of the size and weight of the paper. Designers have discovered that trimming a small portion of the paper in the average book would save up to 1000 sheets.
Producers of packing materials have also joined the bandwagon and are now producing packaging material that can be re-purposed and reused in interesting and functional ways. Some products come with instructions on how to turn the cardboard packaging that comes with them into other uses. These may include bird houses, play chairs, and light bulb holders among others.
A noted shift in the print and production is the introduction and popular uptake of modular design. This concept was borrowed from modular building from engineering and architectural circles. This trend involves creating custom solutions with prefabricated or standardized materials. Such materials are easily recyclable, easy to update and repair.
Product designers have also adopted a more liberal approach to this printing by involving font decisions in their approach. This is a two edged approach where they regard the ink and its constituents, but also the font face selected. They prefer those fonts that are easy to read as well as those considered to be ink efficient.
Digital printing has taken the printing and production fields by storm. The sustainability has been questioned, but recent progress has shown that it is proving itself adequately sustainable. The concept may be new but as shown, with the few steps, it is easy to understand and adopt.
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