Daily Dose of DTP: 26. Inkspots

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Daily Dose of DTP 26. Inkspots From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing There are many ways to get little drops of ink onto paper. Inkjet printing is probably the most familiar and chances are good that you have an inkjet printer sitting near your computer. Closely associated with desktop printing, inkjet and several similar ink-based technologies are also used in commercial printing. Today we're going to take a look at the most widely used of these ink-based digital printing methods to see how they work and how they are best used in desktop publishing. Class Notes: This is not simply a word-a-day course. The lessons follow a specific order in roughly the following groupings: General concepts > Things you need > Font specifics > Image specifics > Prepress & Printing > Rules & Tutorials (bold indicates the stage in which this lesson falls) Today's Definitions Inkjet Printing Heat or crystals get the liquid ink on the paper. Dye-Sublimation High heat takes solid dyes off of film and puts it on and in the paper. Solid Ink Heat turns sticks of ink into liquid ink and puts it on the paper. Thermal Wax Heat melts the wax from ink-coated ribbons onto the paper (or better yet, transparencies). Today's Trivia The Ink is in the Paper, Even Before Printing Thermal autochrome printers are aimed primarily at digital photographers so aren't used extensively in desktop publishing. But if you're interested, learn more here about this printer that uses special light-sensitive paper. If You Want to Dig Deeper Now (Or, Save It For Later) Printing Inks Technologies Learn about the different types of inks used in desktop printers and commercial printing technologies. Find out how a few inks can produce millions of colors. Some of this might be far more technical information than most of us need to know, but it never hurts to know more. This email is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Daily Dose of DTP' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement