What is digital printing?
What are the differences in traditional and digital printing?
What is digital printing?
Digital printing is a type of printing method that utilizes electronic files to produce a printed piece from dots of ink, toner or dye. The printed piece is created directly from a computer file without the need for film or conventional printing plates.
What are the differences in traditional and digital printing?
It can be differentiated from offset and letterpress printing in many ways, some of which are;
- Every impression made onto the paper can be different, as opposed to making several hundred or thousand impressions of the same thing from one set of plates, as in traditional methods.
- The Ink or Toner does not absorb into the paper, as does conventional Ink, but forms a layer on the surface.
- It generally requires less waste in terms of chemicals used and paper wasted in set up.
- It is excellent for rapid prototyping, or small print runs which means that it is more accessible to a wider range of designers.