A Guide to Graphic Print Production | 
 enlarge | Authors: Kaj Johansson, Peter Lundberg, Robert Ryberg
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 456
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0471761389
Dewey Decimal Number: 760
EAN: 9780471761389
ASIN: 0471761389
Publication Date: January 16, 2007
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Product Description
Now completely revised to reflect the latest technology and trends, A Guide to Graphic Print Production, Second Edition is the complete guide to the entire process of print production, from early stages of conception and planning, to the technical stages of manufacturing and off press processing. Structured around the graphic print production flow, essential material is included for all aspects of the process including coverage of computers, chromatics, layouts, digital images, image editing, prepress, paper, printing, finishing and binding, and legal issues.
Environmental issues are also covered. This new edition includes more than 400 new illustrations and has been expanded by over 100 pages. A practical reference to keep at your fingertips, this new edition includes: - A complete overview of the entire graphic print production workflow
- Illustrated descriptions of techniques and applications
- Checklists and step-by-step descriptions
- Advice, tips. Guidelines and recommendations for every stage of design
- A glossary with more than 1,500 graphic terms
A Guide to Graphic Print Production, Second Edition is an ideal resource for students and professionals of graphic design, print production, production technology, and visual communication.
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 Book was not proofread February 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Absolutely every chapter has at least 10 misspellings or grammatical errors in it. It is quite funny how in the first chapter they stress how important it is to proof copy before it goes to the printer. Maybe the authors or the publisher need to read the book themselves. It is a very dry book and each chapter covers the main points with in the first few pages then repeats the topics over and over again through out the rest of the chapter. I would not recommend this book unless the person does not mind being distracted by misspelling, grammatical errors, and repetition.
 WAY TO HARD TO READ, DISAPPOINTED October 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has a ton of great information, and has been very helpful. But I have to agree that it is filled with typos, which makes them look bad. BUT the HUGE problem with this book it the text is too freaking small. These
idiot 's should have known this being graphic designers/printers, it is SO hard to read. They made the text at about a 9 or 10 point. And no, I am not farsighted, or really old and can't see, I am a young graphic designer, but find it VERY hard to read this text.
Because of this I wouldn't reccommend this book, find a different book that knows how to spell, and knows not to make the reading text a 9 point
 Instructor's Review - A Print Production Tech Manual June 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I teach first & second year multimedia and design at a community college. Following are my thoughts on this book.
Pros:
Summaries- The sidebar summaries and callouts are truly excellent. Often, there are accompanying illustrations that are "worth a thousand words".
Depth of information- Overall, there is a *lot* of information here. No punches are pulled when it's presented, either. As far as I can tell, the information is accurate.
Images- The illustrations and photos used are of excellent quality. There are images of magnified printed pages from different printing process that are crystal clear.
Cons:
Typos- There is at least one typo per page, often combined with a grammatical error as well. 99% of the time you can figure out what it means with little to no trouble.
European Conventions used inconsistently- Most of the time, the authors used North American conventions...except when they don't. It's a great idea to give info on both North American *and* European conventions (A4 vs. 8.5" x 11" paper, pixels per inch vs. centimeters per inch), but the authors do not always clearly delineate which convention is used.
Overall, this book reads like a detailed technical manual. It is *not* a design manual with splashy sidebars about finding inspiration. It is *not* for the novice designer. The publisher needs to get it proofed a time or three. Despite its shortcomings, I use it in the course of building lectures for my class constantly. The only other book I've seen get this in-depth is the Int'l Paper Pocket Pal.
This review is for the second edition of the book.
Jam packed with typo's and grammatical errors January 20, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Yes ok , this book may be full of useful information for graphic designers or students of graphic design but the thing that really miffed me is that I spent $80 on this book and come to read it and find that virtually every page has AT LEAST one typo or obvious gramatical error in it. As a student of graphic design (who really cant afford an $80 book) this really bugs me that so much emphasis is put on spell checking your work over and over to make sure there are no mistakes and then you buy a book all about graphic design and it's jam packed with typo's! How unproffessional is that?! And that is why I only give it one star. If you can get past the typo's and the gramatical errors that make the difficult subject matter even more difficult to digest then go ahead and get the book cos it will be worth it - but if so little effort was put into spell checking the book - it makes me wonder about the accuracy and the validity of the information contained.
 Excellent November 6, 2006
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
The book arrived timely and in good condition. Got my money's worth. Reliable seller.
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