The printing press
How did the printing press work?
A hand press in which ink was written over the raised surface of movable hand set block letters held within a wooden form. The form was then pressed against a sheet of paper
What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books?
His love of reading and working in the mint
Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type?
Wood was not as durable
What is moveable type?
metal type, the system of printing that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document
What is a matrix?
A mold that creates a letter in a book
What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press?
An oil based ink
What is paper made from? Where did paper originate?
Wood pulp and china
What is a "substrate"?
The base material that images were printed onto
Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press? Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened?
Fust and gutenberg was sued by fust and had to give him all of his materials and books he had produced
What was the first book he printed?Bible.
How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication?
perfected script, books were made more rapidly, current information could be shared locally and around the world, the cost of books decreased, the population became more litterate, etc.
Who introduced the printing press to England?William Caxton
What was the early form of newspapers?
Trade news letters
When was the first news weekly published? What was it called?
1704, the boston letter
What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s?
the steam powered rotary 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"?
The type is put on the page
Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process?
Releif printing, movable type is placed onto the press. Ink is spread onto to the type. Papaer is placed on top. The press applies pressure to transfer the ink onto the press.
What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred? A way of printing and the image area is etched into the plate surface to hold the ink.
What is porous printing and how is ink transferred?
A basic stencil process, and ink is forced through open mesh in areas.
What is lithography and how is ink transferred?
planograpy, and it is forced into designs by water
What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today?Offset lithograpy
How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press?
They are far more advanced and able to do much more faster
Describe four-color process printing using CMYK?
Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
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