jeudi 15 janvier 2015

Sustainable Digital Printing At A Brief

By Kristen Baird


Over the past years, the practices on printing have seen changes from the fashion buzzwords to becoming life facts. Majority of the customers today prefer sustainable digital printing options which range from the biodegradable ones to the recyclable stocks. Recent surveys indicated that various consumers did prefer purchasing environmentally friendly products and services.

On fair grounds, the printing industry also has drawbacks. It is estimated that an exceeding 45 trillion pages get printed annually. Out of this great number of prints, a third of it does not get consumed due to their faster obsolete nature which makes them irrelevant. In order to take care of the environment, solving this situation may be printing materials that are stunning and smart, exciting and emotional and above all making them to really matter.

Being sustainable may be viewed on the aspect of working in such a way that yields present success while catering for hitches that may arise in the future. A sustainable printing checks on the aspects of the processes of designs and printing as opposed to the recycled paper and soy ink options. This may involve projects designs, consumed energy, locations of resources and vendors and the daily business activity operations.

As you make plans and designs of your print materials, the following tips can be useful: Make sure you pick on materials that are biodegradable, recyclable and renewable. Despite it being an obvious tip, making sure you do not lose sight of the role acted by your project materials is important. Vegetable based inks are normally heavy metal free, have low post-consumer waste and are produced in conditions that are safe and sound.

The size and weight issue. Ensure that you reduce on the amounts of paper and extra materials that get used through designing pieces which are smaller. It is very much possible to save significant amount of inputs without necessarily comprising the integrity of the output. Lightweight products are also known to cut down on carbon emissions in addition to making shipping costs more efficient.

Re-packaging the packaging. It is prudent to consider options for packaging which can be transformed into various different uses that are functional and interesting. An example to this is in a situation where a firm dealing in baby stroller can add a printed guideline in every box providing instructions on how one can turn the packaging into various items such as bulb holder or chairs.

Making it modular. This process is used to make custom solutions with standardized or fabricated materials. These modular designs do not only boast of easiness in recycling but also their ease in updating and mending which elongates their shelf lives. Manufacturing in addition to shipping them also gets enhanced consequently reducing their energy consumption throughout their life time.

Taking note on the type. As you print, it is prudent to not only consider the ink but also the choice on font. There are fonts which are much easier to read and stylish in addition to them being much more efficient on ink compared to other available fonts.




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