Digital

At Graphics and Print, we offer two types of printing – Offset Litho and Digital. What’s the difference between the two? 

There are a few key differences to be aware of.

Firstly, Offset Litho involves setting up a printing plate in the traditional sense to create the first copy. This means that the process for producing printed materials takes slightly longer than with Digital.

Secondly, depending on how many copies of a printed item are required, Litho can prove to be much cheaper than Digital. The rule of thumb is that for fewer than 500 printed items, Digital would prove slightly cheaper, but for print runs of 500 or more, Litho provides customers with the more cost-effective option.

Finally, Litho offers by far the better quality of print. Whilst both print options offer ‘full colour’ processes to create different colours, Offset Litho is the only option which allows for the use of dedicated ‘spot’ colours. This means they offer a higher degree of accuracy in terms of the colour you want. It also means that colours such metallic silver & gold - or even fluorescent inks - can be applied.

How we can support you
Our experienced team of Client Relationship Managers will be more than happy to explore the best option of print to meet your needs.  We will balance your requirements for speed, cost and quality to provide you with the best option for commercial printing.  By offering clients the Digital option, we are able to provide options to fit with your requirements and turn work around quicker than if we had the Litho option alone. 

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