Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 9182/2020 - 25/09/2020
7 ECTS; 2º Ano, 1º Semestre, 105,0 TP + 4,0 OT + 3,0 O , Cód. 964446.
Lecturer
- Paula Alexandra Costa Leite Pinto Pereira (2)
- Miguel Alexandre Pereira Sanches (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Objectives
1- Students should know how to prepare printing forms for the various printing processes.
2- They should be able to operate simple monocolour offset printing machines, detecting, evaluating and correcting problems that occur during the production process.
Program
OFFSET
1- Offset printing machines
1.1- Classification of offset printing machines;
1.2- Main components of offset machines;
2- Setting up, adjusting and printing on offset equipment
2.1- Setting up the main components of an offset printing machine;
2.2- Preparing for offset printing;
2.3- Printing on small format sheet-fed offset equipment;
3- Production of 1, 2 and 4 colour offset prints
3.1- Position proofs;
3.2- Error detection;
3.3- Correction of the main printing errors;
3.4- Quality control;
PRODUCTION OF MATRICES
4- Production of printing matrices;
4.1- Phototransport process;
4.2- Production of different types of printing matrices;
5- Quality control.
Evaluation Methodology
In the continuous assessment, the elements described below are considered, with the following criteria:
OFFSET
Practical work done in class - 60%
Written assessment with a minimum grade of 10 (ten) - 35%
Attendance - 5%
PRODUCTION OF MATRICES
Practical work done in class - 65%
Final report, worksheet, test or theoretical work with a minimum grade of 10 (ten) - 30%
Attendance - 5%
Students admitted to assessment by exam will have to take a written test in the OFFSET component. In the PRODUCTION OF MATRICES component, there will be no assessment in exam season, given the eminently practical nature of these classes.
Students who do not attend a minimum of 2/3 of the classes and/or who obtain a mark of less than 10 (ten) in the practical work done in class, will be excluded from assessment by exam. In assessment by exam or appeal, the elements described below are taken into account, with the following criteria:
OFFSET
Practical work done in class - 60%
Written assessment with a minimum grade of 10 (ten) - 40%
The course final classification is calculated based on the following criteria:
70% OFFSET; 30% PRODUCTION OF MATRICES.
Bibliography
- Baer, L. (1999). Produção Gráfica. S. Paulo: SENAC
- Bann, D. (2007). The All New Print Production Handbook. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications
- Barbosa, C. (2009). Manual prático de produção gráfica. Lisboa: Principia
- Dias, R. e Sanches, M. e Delgado, M. (2024). Papel, Papel, Papel. Fabrico, Propriedades, Manipulação.. (Vol. 1). Espinho: ItemZero
- Evans, P. (2004). Forms, Folds & Sizes. Massachusetts: Rockport Publishing
- Formentí, J. e Reverte, S. (2008). La Imagen Gráfica y su Reproducción. Barcelona: Ediciones CPG
- Kipphan, H. (2001). Handbook of Print Media: technologies and production methods. Berlin: Springer-Verlag
- Pipes, A. (2001). Production for Graphic Designers. Londres: Laurence King
- Ryberg, R. e Johansson, K. e Lundberg, P. (2011). A Guide to Graphic Print Production. New Jersey: Wiley & Sons
- Walk, H. e Rosner, H. (2000). Artes Gráficas - Transferência e impressão de informações. São Paulo: ABTG
Teaching Method
1- Lectures of a more theoretical nature using audiovisual aids.
2- Practical exercises in which students are asked, in groups or individually, to carry out tasks and solve practical problems.
Software used in class
