Printing and Publishing in Greece
‘Flexibility’ and the Process of Innovation, 1979-1991
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Simmons, Colin H Simmons (Piraeus Bank, corresponding author), Nicos Leandros (Piraeus Bank) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Pages | 142-174 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/byz.1996.20.1.142 |
| OpenAlex | W2085734564 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Since the mid-1960s a large number of innovations has affected printing and publishing throughout the world. At the heart of what is now widely acknowledged as a technological revolution was the switch to photo-composition and offset lithography from ‘hot-metal’ techniques. Two principal developments may be identified — the shift from molten metal to photography pioneered in the USA, and the introduction of electronic—based processes of production and transmission (Moran, 1974: 147-261, 309-19; Clair, 1976; Marshall, 1983; Guy and Haywood, 1985). The early photo-setters were costly and were restricted to a relatively small number of sizes and typefaces. Origination remained fragmented and still had to be divided-up into a series of distinct tasks notably keyboarding, photo-typesetting, page paste-up, photographic work and final plate-making. Because of this constraint the take-up of electronic typesetting, particularly in small and medium-size printing firms, was slow. However, the arrival of micro-electronic chips paved the way for cheaper and more dependable photo-typesetting systems. Digitalisation of information enables a unification of the origination process and allows an author to prepare high quality graphics and sophisticated art work
Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Management · Political science · Process (computing · Programming language · Publishing · Computer Science · History · International Business and FDI · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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