SYLLABUS
The aim of the unit is to provide students with an understanding of the historical process of the development of Graphic Arts. It examines the evolution of Graphic Arts from its birth and the early trials and applications to the latest technological achievements.
Module Subject
The Prehistory of Graphic Arts. The earliest forms of graphic communication, the invention of writing, the evolution of handwritten communication and the development of Greek writing, the materials of writing, from manuscript to printed communication. The Graphic Arts from the 15th to 19th century the invention of printing, the inventor Johannes Gutenberg the spread of printing, the early Greeks printers. From the 19th to 21th century the industrial revolution and the Graphic Arts. The evolution of printing presses, the evolution of typesetting (linotype, monotype, phototypesetting), the invention of photography and the Graphic Arts, the photomechanical reproduction, color reproduction. Introduction to Graphic Arts Technology. The various stages of production form. Prepress, printing, closure. Productivity analysis problems and implementation criteria to species and technologies in printed communication. Evaluation of the role of the printer, costing and work criteria. Specific technological elements applications, typographical printed products
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