DIGITAL
PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES
Instructor, Scott Lovell
Course Description
Digital printing all starts with an idea and the need to
communicate that idea to someone else. Printing is vital in communicating
that idea in today's world. It is the process by which ideas, pictures,
and information are transferred in ink onto a physical material. The
production of a finished product can rely upon hundreds of people with varied
talents and abilities. This program prepares the student for entry level
employment in the printing and desktop publishing industries. The students
learn hands-on skills in design, typesetting, desktop publishing, camera, and
darkroom operations, as well as press and post-press operations. Much of
the learning takes place through actual production of printed jobs.
Prerequisites: Applied Math & Communications, Measuring Skills
What is a digital printing technician? A digital printing technician is a person who can perform one or more of the following tasks:
- type and create a printed page on a computer terminal
- create computerized drawings
- arrange paragraphs of printed words, drawings and illustrations on a layout form
- line and half-tone photography
- perform stripping and platemaking procedures
- operate offset printing presses
- operate various types of bindery equipment
Digital Printing Technologies is one of the leading industries in the United States and will continue to be. There will always be the need for people to perform the wide variety of tasks necessary to get the job done.
A first-year student entering the class will learn the basic fundamentals in all areas of printing: typesetting, layout and design, camera and darkroom procedures, stripping, platemaking, presswork and bindery. Emphasis with first-year students will be on layout and design. Second- and third-year students will spend more time in each area developing actual hands-on skills.
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This program is also available for adults.
See Intergenerational Programs.