OUGD504 - Studio Brief 01 - Screenprinting onto plastic process idea / Vinyl sticker process idea

In order to achieve the style I'm after, research into how to print onto a plastic bag or applying vinyl is required and the bag used for the book. The way in which I'm going to experiment with printing onto a polythene plastic bag is screenprinting, this process is usually used for rigid or banner materials and the quality of screen printing is not suitable for high resolution graphics that need to be viewed from a short distance, but it is usually fine. Screen printing is a type of UV printing so it requires special inks and UV drying units. In development experimentation of screenprinting onto plastic will take place, as ive research into it I see that it isnt an easy process as the plastic can often slip or the ink will not dry properly.

Another option is to apply a vinyl sticker to the polythene bag, doing this process will be easier not just in producing the book here at the college but also if the book was to be commercially printed.  Applying vinyl to polythene requires special adhesives, high temperatures and a dry application method to ensure a solid bond but this all depends on the thickness of the polythene. The polythene bags i'll be using will be seal bags which are a low density polythene. 


The size of the bags dictate a lot about the size of the book, I purchased 100 12.75 x 9.0 polythene bags that fit A4.