1 PRINT IN THANET - COVER & BACK COVER & TEXT - FLIPBOOK v26 ZZZ - FAW - Flipbook - Page 34
Examples of
print from
The Thanet Press
thirty two † thirty three
Each of the following images [24.— 36.] tell
many stories in their own right. Through the
use of different weights and materials used for
substrates (the flat surface that was printed eg
paper), choice and weight of letter forms and
lines, colour of ink and the way that information
was laid out, a printer could add authority to text,
give a business gravitas and make a
piece of print look attractive.
The printed materials also
‘YOUR VOICE’
tell other stories, such as the
Do you remember the look
customers whom the
and feel of particular books
publication was for,
from your school days, or perhaps
now you create printed books or
whether it was printed on
cards from the digital photos on your
a budget (often the
phone? What are your favourite
number of colours and
stories that you were told
through print, or that you
create from your
life today?
2
5
2
4
the quality of the paper used would
give some indication of this).
There are also promotional items
such as the publicity brochure,
commemorative mug [21.— 23.] and
stick of rock [19.] and especially
designed Christmas cards. [5. &
25.] These describe relationships
with customers, businesses, as well
as the local coastal heritage and
culture.
Each image below is worth time
spent exploring all these hidden
stories that are captured by and
through the printing process. ◊
