University of Hertingham – Administration Department

To: Mrs. A. Garner, Head of Administration

From: Gemma Downey

Date: 13/07/12

I have been asked to research three printed products for this event: posters, invitations for award winners and VIPs and programme sheets for all guests.

For making the progammes Offset Litho is to be used. Offset Litho is suitable for a large number of prints. This method has a better quality of colour and sharper images and is also much faster (can do up to 18000 sheets per hour) In digital printing streaks along solid colour can occur – where offset Litho does not do this – Offset uses liquid links that are absorbed into uncoated stock.

Letterpress will be used to make the invitations as this will make them elegant and attractive.  Letterpress is mostly used for invitations, especially for formal occassions. This would probably would best for things like this because it makes the invitations not look “casual” and could be easily done by hand or machine. Although this not the most expensive its not the cheapest form of printing. (Letterpress is the oldest form of printing) At roughly £4.00 each for 1 colour letterpress with a matching envelope, paying for 40 for the award winners would be roughly £160.25 2-coloured in invites with matching envelopes, would cost £5 each, do yhr cost would all would be £125. The total cost for ALL invites (and envelopes) will be £285, which is more than half the budget.

I have investigated into digital printing, as it cheap and quick to use. Digitial printing is quite modern and has many benefits, like you can make changes after made.  This printing is good quality and the printing is cheaper than Intaglio printing which is highly expensive. 

To summarise Litho production for progames with be about £60, letterpress would come to roughly £285, and the posters would be (for mass production slightly lower costs than singly) £45 for 30 high quality poster prints. This all comes to roughly £400 where about £100 under budget, I recommmened these as then the money could be used elsewhere.