Monday, December 28, 2009

Recent Developments In Brochure Printing

By Jason Clark

Brochures have always been one of the most important promotion tools for any business. They can be circulated like pamphlets or posted at customers' addresses, or can simply be kept in retail outlets for clients to pick them up. As a result, a massive part of the printing services industry has come up to cater to this market. Brochure printing has witnessed a number of advancements in recent decades, with the dawn and increasing use of the internet heralding the most recent of these changes.

Until just a few years back, computers were hardly involved in the brochure printing process, which took several days, working with film negatives or plate-making machines and needed many test prints, adjustments etc. Even design options were restricted, with the printers doing the bulk of the design tasks and only the most elementary input coming from the customer.

Nowadays, the customer himself can do the whole designing on a computer, and the brochures can be created in a much lesser timeframe than they could be some just a few years ago. Supply of final prints in bulk in a single day is possible now, thanks to improvements in technology.

A crucial aspect of brochure printing is that it entails important components like layout, content, and design. The digitisation of the printing process has revolutionised these aspects, offering a range of alternatives, including higher quality full-colour printing, advanced and complicated layout options, and content-building packages.

Amongst the several advanced options provided by printing services firms, digital brochures and full-colour brochures are the most popular. Such brochures are meant for circulation for medium or longer time spans. Vibrant and catchy but brief brochures are best for limited circulation in massive volumes, which are printed through a restricted print run. The traditional technique of off-set printing is still well suited for such brochures, as bulk prints within a short time is achievable, though preparation of brochures takes more time in this kind of printing.

Alongside the improvement in the quality of printing, ancillary services are now offered by most brochure printing firms as well. These include services like design, direct mailing, distribution etc.

The internet has introduced a client-centric approach of brochure printing, with customers now placing their orders with firms online and picking colours, designs and formats for their brochure on their own computer screen. Therefore, brochure printing has witnessed radical transformations in recent times, and the possibilities of future change seem to be endless.

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