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The process of making a publication  

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When you want to make something public, 
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Ask yourself the following questions:
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= About Your Publication =
== Content ==
What do you want to make public?
== Target audience ==
Who is going to read it?


* [[Quickstartguide:Roland | Vinyl Cutter]]
= Medium =
* [[Quickstartguide:Riso | Riso]]
Do you want to publish it digitally or printed, or can it be something else?
* [[Quickstartguide:vls4.60 | Universal Laser Engraver]]
(This can be related to your target audience)
* [[Quickstartguide:Sawgrass | Sublimatieprinter]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Transferpress | Heat Transfer Press]]
* [[Quickstartguide:MFP | Canon Multi Functional Printers]]
* [[Quickstartguide:c600i | Canon c600i]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Mimaki | UV flatbed printer]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Mirage | Inktjet printing]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Polar66 | Paper Cutting machine ]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Bookbinder | Bookbinding Machine]]
* [[Quickstartguide:PaperDrill | Paper Drill]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Wire-o | Wire-O]]
* [[Quickstartguide:Paperfoldingmachine | Paperfolding Machine]]


* [[Quickstartguide:Screenprint | Screen Printing]]
== Digital Publication ==
* [[Quickstartguide:CutPrintedStickers | Cut Printed Stickers]]
Should it be a website? An app? A blog?
* [[Letterpress| Letterpress]]
== Printed Publication ==
* [[Magazine| Magazine making]]
Do you choose to make a book, a magazine, a poster, a banner?


*[[Lenticulair | Lenticulair on cardboard ]]
= Conditions/Restrictions =
*[[Mimaki_How_To | Bookcover printed on the Mimaki]]
*[[Maisbased_zeefdrukinkt | Maisbased zeefdrukinkt]] 
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Notes and links to wiki stuff
== Money ==
Is there a budget? Is it limited or bottomless?
== Time ==
How much time do you have? Is there a strict deadline?
== Edition ==
If printed, how many editions do you want/need?
== Technique ==
If you know the answers to the questions above, you can choose a printing technique. Mind you: this is not only a practical choice, but also a design choice. A publication printed with the Riso printer looks quite different from the Canon printer for instance.


To [[MediaWiki:Sidebar|edit sidebar]] 
= Design =
== Handling the content: editorial design ==
How do you visually tell the story you want to tell? What images do you choose? Do you have photos or illustrations? How much text is in my publication?
== Design software ==
Do you use InDesign? Illustrator/ How do you make a printable PDF?
== Typography ==
How do I handle text in a visual way? Should it be read (or not)? How do I choose a typeface?
== Paper choice ==
What kind of paper will you choose? Do you have a bottomless budget that allows you to use the most expensive paper? And does this choice work well with the chosen printing technique?
== Binding choice ==
How are you going to bind your publication? Are you going to hand bind it? Do you have time for that? This is also related to the number of editions you want to print. Or will you use the glue binding machine? Or maybe a wire-o? And how does this choice affect the way you have to prepare your PDF?


= links =  
= PRODUCTION AND PLANNING =  
https://github.com/gesinn-it/QRLite/
== Dummy ==
Highly recommended: making a dummy. This way you can see the order of your pages, double check typing mistakes, practice the binding, etc.
== Planning is key ==
Start with the publication date and plan backwards.
== Extra time ==
Make sure you have some extra time to work under unforeseen circumstances. Something might not work out, like you cut the edges wrong or you spill a cup of coffee on your freshly printed books!


https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:CSS


https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Mobiles,_tablets_and_responsive_design


https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin
https://www.workingwithmediawiki.com/book/
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Main+Page
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Wiki_tutorial
https://github.com/PascalNoisette/mediawiki-extensions-Slides/
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Courses/Hybrid_publishing


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Revision as of 14:24, 18 September 2022

The process of making a publication 
 When you want to make something public, Ask yourself the following questions:

About Your Publication

Content

What do you want to make public?

Target audience

Who is going to read it?

Medium

Do you want to publish it digitally or printed, or can it be something else? (This can be related to your target audience)

Digital Publication

Should it be a website? An app? A blog?

Printed Publication

Do you choose to make a book, a magazine, a poster, a banner?

Conditions/Restrictions

Money

Is there a budget? Is it limited or bottomless?

Time

How much time do you have? Is there a strict deadline?

Edition

If printed, how many editions do you want/need?

Technique

If you know the answers to the questions above, you can choose a printing technique. Mind you: this is not only a practical choice, but also a design choice. A publication printed with the Riso printer looks quite different from the Canon printer for instance.

Design

Handling the content: editorial design

How do you visually tell the story you want to tell? What images do you choose? Do you have photos or illustrations? How much text is in my publication?

Design software

Do you use InDesign? Illustrator/ How do you make a printable PDF?

Typography

How do I handle text in a visual way? Should it be read (or not)? How do I choose a typeface?

Paper choice

What kind of paper will you choose? Do you have a bottomless budget that allows you to use the most expensive paper? And does this choice work well with the chosen printing technique?

Binding choice

How are you going to bind your publication? Are you going to hand bind it? Do you have time for that? This is also related to the number of editions you want to print. Or will you use the glue binding machine? Or maybe a wire-o? And how does this choice affect the way you have to prepare your PDF?

PRODUCTION AND PLANNING

Dummy

Highly recommended: making a dummy. This way you can see the order of your pages, double check typing mistakes, practice the binding, etc.

Planning is key

Start with the publication date and plan backwards.

Extra time

Make sure you have some extra time to work under unforeseen circumstances. Something might not work out, like you cut the edges wrong or you spill a cup of coffee on your freshly printed books!



Recent Changes to this wiki:

No changes during the given period match these criteria.


archive

    • Catalog:Main_Page|Catalog
    • Publisher:Main_Page|Publisher
    • Unusual_Knowledge:Main_Page|Unusual Knowledge
    • Open Design|Open Design
    • Courses/Design_&_Technique-Essential_Web_Design|Design & Technique
    • Material_Thinking:Main_Page|Material Thinking

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Quick start

Mobile set

  1. check if the mac mini is on (white led light in cabinet)
  2. start computer or wake it up (hit any key or move the mouse)
  3. press the <ON> button to switch the display on, at the right side of the cabinet
  4. press the <PC> button to switch to the display port (build in mac mini).
  5. after use switch the monitor OFF