Chapter 1 Introduction to the Graphic Communications

Unit 1 A Brief Look at Why and How the Industry Developed

● Why the Graphic Communications Industry Developed

● How Printing Developed

● How Paper Developed

● How Ink Developed

Unit 2 Basic Printing Methods

● Relief or Letterpress Printing

● Gravure or Intaglio Printing

● Planographic or Lithographic Printing

● Screen Process Printing

● Heat Transfer Printing

● Ink Jet Printing