Great printing creates the right impression in so many ways.

Printing is a highly competitive industry and there are many companies keen to provide a printing service to business owners looking to provide printed letterheads, business cards, stationery, brochures, catalogues, newsletters, direct mail and a host of other products.

There are also some extraordinary differences between types of printing. Here is a brief breakdown of the types of printing and some of the applications they are specifically used in.

Lithographic Printing
Lithographic is one of the most common types of printing used for general brochure print runs or anything that requires an ink impression on paper. This type of print process is generally used for higher volume print runs where high quality print is more desirable.

Offset Web
Offset web has nothing to do with the internet and everything to do with very high volume printing. Magazines, newspapers and catalogues use this type of print.

Digital Printing
This is the most commonly used printing process which is ideal for low volume colour printing where there isn't the justification to make plates.