Essays on Lithography

Developing New Product Packaging

The high level of competition in the consumer market has prompted companies to continually redesign their products and packaging techniques to meet the needs of their clients. Environment friendliness is one of the new factors that are currently influencing the purchasing decisions of many consumers. Modern consumers prefer green products and packaging techniques, which they believe are of high quality and helps in protecting the environment (Mayteekriengkrai, 2013). Interestingly, consumers are now ready to pay more for green products and packaging. Apart from green packaging, other factors that are considered in packaging industry include cost, volume, and time. The ...

Ultraviolet light (UV light) is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is located between visible light and X-rays in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is invisible to the human eye, and has a frequency greater than that of visible light but lesser than X-rays. It has a wavelength ranging from about 10 nm to 400 nm (ISO, 2007). UV light is a part of the radiation that comes from the sun. It can also be produced artificially by electric arcs, black lights, tanning lamps and mercury vapor lamps. The name Ultraviolet literally translates to “beyond violet”, as it has a ...

Introduction

Although lithography was not a product of the 20th century (Pipes 17), it remained a relevant form of art throughout the 20th century, specifically during the years between 1945 and 1980. Although other forms of art and printing have been developed since then, this paper argues that the mass production of lithography still offers a lot of benefits and that it remains significant in the art industry.

Lithography

Lithography is a type of surface or planographic printing (“Lithography”). It is different from intaglio and letterpress printing where the design is etched or cut into the plane. Lithography is used both as a commercial printing process – ...