Final Print

To prepare the document for print, the photographs were all edited using the knowledge learnt in the workshops provided. This ensured that they were of the appropriate resolution(300dpi) and colour mode (CMYK) for print. If the handbook were to be commercially printed the photographs would already be prepared for the print method and would be printed to a high professional quality. The colours used throughout the handbook in terms of the text and illustrations are that of the correct mode for the laser printer. This has ensured that the colours that were being viewed on screen were as close to the colours presented in print. This also meant that spot colours were able to be used therefore again, reducing production costs as a combination of inks is not used. 

The handbook has been printed using 300gsm uncoated paper for the front and back cover and 90gsm recycled stock for the content pages. The choice for using a different stock for the front and back cover was directed by feedback comments which suggested that a thicker stock was important to improve the durability of the handbook. The recycled paper was chosen due to its low cost as well as its connection to many of the other free publications that were researched. For the production for the brief the handbook was printed on A3 stock which was printed using crop marks. This meant that the full bleed images did not have to be resized. If the piece were to be commercially produced this would not be an efficient stock size to use as there is a lot of paper waste. The design would therefore be slightly adjusted so that the full bleed images are resized to fit an A4 paper stock. 

The saddle stitch binding method was informed by the free publication research as well as feedback comments. Using this method of binding is quick and low cost therefore keeps the production cost of the handbook minimal if it were to be commercially produced. The staple also works with the thin stock which is the main advantage over using this method rather than perfect binding.