Litho Guide
Howard, James / Thompson, Cynthia Carlton / Henke, Mitchell E.
The primary purpose of the printing industry is to create and manufacture products that communicate visually. The printing process known as offset lithography dates back over 200 years. In offset printing, the image on the plate is transferred to the rubber blanket on the blanket cylinder. The rubber blanket then transfers or offsets, the image to the paper. Offset lithography is also called planography because the printing areas are on the sa...