Design Practice

In a group, discuss:

What is format?
- scale
- something physical eg, a magazine or billboard etc
- function
- context

The format is the physical object that has been designed.

What is colour?
- RGB & CMYK
- processes eg, flourescent inks
- connotations of colour eg, different cultures
- colour harmony / theory

Colour is considered for both function and connotation.

What is production?
- physical production eg, paper cut, book binding, etc
- can be more of a craftsmanship / skill
- possibly more broad than processes
- bringing all the elements together
- final part?

Production is a type of craft or skill.

What is a process?
- stamping, embossing, screen printing, collagraphing, etc
- a process of printing
- mostly to do with print
- "on the way"
- preparation

Processes are mostly related to printing, and how the ink is transported onto the stock.

What is a finish?
- spot varnish, foiling, etc
- considered before print, but the last thing you do to finish the design
- helps to makes something seem like it is of a higher quality if a good finish has been added
- consider the cost, stock, audience

The finish is something added at the end of a design, that is determined by the stock, cost and effect on the audience.

What is stock?
- types of material to be printed onto eg, paper, card, tracing paper, plastic, wood, etc

The stock is the material which you print on to.

Format: Scale and size - how you work with that
Colour: Colour modes, hues, function, etc
Production: "The actual making of it"
Process: The method of doing it all - all the steps along the way
Finishing: "Post print alterations", production and process in one
Stock: Substrates for printing, considerations e.g. cost and audience

All the processes are linked together.