So much has changed since ink first met paper…See the evolution of color printing in our Infographic The Complete History of Color Printing.

Once you have the latest office technology, it’s seriously hard to go back.

Copper Plates

Illustrations used to be produced with copper place engravings. Black outlines would be filled by hand with color very slowly and carefully.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_12864″ cz_title=”” number=”2″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

Woodcutting

A piece of wood would be carved and then covered with ink and stamped onto paper. The earliest illustration using color woodcutting is from 1457.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_94669″ cz_title=”” number=”3″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

Lithography

Lithography originated in garmany and included applying ink to limestone. Chromolithography was used in magazines by 1880 and was replaced by the 20th century.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_68005″ cz_title=”” number=”4″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

Nature Printing

Nature printing included embedding a leaf, butterfly or other specimen into a lead place where color was then applied. A few authors (including Sherman F. Denton) used this method for books in 1900.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_37140″ cz_title=”” number=”5″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

Today

We have so many options for color printing today. Even through the process is more simple on our end, the design of color reproduction continues to fascinate.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_26699″ cz_title=”” number=”6″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

Wide-format

With wide-format printers, you no longer have to outsource your large printing needs, saving time and money.[/cz_title][cz_title icon_before_type=”number” id=”cz_63603″ cz_title=”” number=”7″ sk_icon_before=”font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;background-color:#e7323b;padding-right:0px;margin-right:16px;border-style:solid;border-color:#181927;border-radius:100px;”]

High-quality copiers

High-quality copiers with help you expand your business’ capabilities, shorten turnaround times and differentiate your prints and business.[/cz_title]