What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with? printing with moveable type
Post a photo of the Gutenberg Press.
How did the printing press work? ink was rolled over the moveable hand set of black letters the pressed against a piece of paper
What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books? his love of reading
Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type? the woodcuts were not durable enough
Post an example of movable type in a type case.
What is moveable type? system of printing that uses moveable components to reproduce the elements of a document
What is a matrix? hard metal hammered into softer copper bar, the placed in a mold and created to make all the letters more uniform
What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press? oil based ink
What is paper made from? Where did paper originate? made form wood pulp originated in china
What is a "substrate"?
What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with?
Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press? Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened? John Just, Just sued Gutenberg and received all the printing materials
What was the first book he printed?Post an example of this book. The Bible
How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication? perfected script and made it easier to read, faster and cheaper, current events could be spread easier, different languages of the same book could be made
Who introduced the printing press to England? William Caxton
What was the early form of newspapers? news weekly
When was the first news weekly published? What was it called? The Boston News Letter
What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s? Cast Iron and steam powered
Post an example of a 1930s printing press.
By the late 1930s, presses had increased in efficiency and were capable of 2,500 to 3,500 impressions per hour. What is meant by "impression"? papers
Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process? Relief Printing
Post an example of an intaglio press.
What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred? ink is applied then rubbed with a cloth to remove the excess
Post an example of a screen (porous) printing press.
What is porous printing and how is ink transferred? basic stencil process
Post an example of a lithography printing press.
What is lithography and how is ink transferred? printing from a flat surface
Post an example of a offset lithography printing press.
What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today? offset
How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press? there are many different types of printing, and it is much more precise and detailed for each specific type
Describe four-color process printing using CMYK. partially or entirely masking colors on a lighter, usually white, background. The ink reduces the light that would otherwise be reflected. Such a model is called subtractive because inks "subtract" brightness from white.
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