Level: 2
Category: Vocations
Year: 1929

Printing

  1. Know the principles of how the following printing devices work:
    1. Web press machine
    2. Offset press
    3. Photocopy
    4. Letterpress
  2. Know what the reference of pound means in determining the weight of paper. Know what the following paper types are used for:
    1. Offset
    2. Bond
    3. Cover weight
    4. Index
  3. Tour a print shop or newspaper company. Write a 300-word report or give a three-minute oral report on the steps taken in the printing process that you observed.
  4. Do some research to learn about the history of printing. Trace the development of printing by learning how printing presses have progressed to the present.
  5. Know the different inks available for printing and their characteristics.
  6. Know the meaning of the following terms: 
    1. Backing up
    2. Blanket
    3. Bleed
    4. Boldface
    5. Camera ready art
    6. Caption
    7. Clipart
    8. Collate
    9. Color separations
    10. Contact print
    11. Debossing
    12. Embossing
    13. Engraving
    14. Font
    15. Ghosting
    16. Intaglio
    17. Job
    18. Matte
    19. Negative
    20. Paste-up
    21. Register
    22. Set-off
    23. Show through
    24. Thermography
    25. Water mark
    26. Work and turn
  7. Know the difference between half-tones, duo-tones, and the four-color process.
  8. Interview a printer to find out the following:
    1. What education is needed to get into the printing field?
    2. What advancement opportunities are available in printing?
    3. What does the future hold for the printing industry?
    4. What do you do in your business to keep customers happy?
    5. What career opportunities related to printing are available?