
Maximise the quality of print products and master colour, binding and finishing techniques with this free online course. Understanding print production is crucial for anyone wishing to pursue a career in the print industry. This course teaches you the types of printing and highlights the physical requirements, essential skills and tools required to become a successful printing worker. We go through the various stages of print production, printing methods, finishing techniques and the concept of colour before delving into binding and preparing raster images.
| Course Category | Graphic Design, Computers & IT (Information Technology) |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the fundamentals of print production • Describe the various stages of print production • Discuss the concept of colour in printing projects • Identify the most common binding and finishing techniques • Explain the font flavours, activation, licensing and embedding restrictions • List the different types of tools used in print production • Outline the various aspects of preparing raster images for print • Outline the production tips you need to take your Adobe Photoshop skills to the next level • State the recommendations for creating high-quality artwork with Adobe Illustrator |
| Course Code | 6186 |



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