presswork

Printed material production

Presswork is the operation of a printing press, or the printed material it produces.

The term covers both the process and the product: The presswork on this book is excellent.

In publishing and printing contexts, presswork refers specifically to the quality of ink application, impression, and registration—the technical execution of transferring image to paper.

printing

typesetting

Arranging text for print

offsetCompensate by opposing force
lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
gravureRecessed-plate printing method

letterpress · flexography · cylinder · plate · ink · web · screenprinting · prepress · proofing · registration

typography

typeface

Lettering style design

kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
leadingGuiding or pacing type
fontCharacter style set

baseline · letterpress · glyph · ligature · tracking · justification · composition · type · galley · slug

printmaking

etching

Acid-incised metal print

engravingCarving into hard surfaces
intaglioCarving cut below surface
woodcutRelief print from timber

linocut · aquatint · mezzotint · drypoint · lithography · monotype · screenprint · relief · plate · matrix

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