Unit 30 D1

There are developments going on in lots of technical machines nowadays, especially things to do with I.T, there are developments going on for Vinyl cutters and laser cutters to make signage a lot better. This is something that is good to develop because there are lots of signs such as direction signs and symbols that are always needed, and when they are developing on these sorts of things, it makes it easier for us to understand and use in our everyday way of living. Vinyl cutters and laser cutters are really good for signage, they make everything nice and bold so everyone can understand and it can cut to basically any size.

There are other ongoing developments in printing techniques such as Inkjet & wide format printing for bitmap displays and posters. In the development of this, they have brought out a FUJI-FILM technology group; this includes chemical technology and image processing technology to make the final image more professional and clear when it is being printed off. I think these developments are really good to improve on because if they aim to build an effective inkjet printer, then everything will combine together to make a high quality image. This will also make printing a lot easier because no one will have to worry about the quality of the image when it comes out the printer because it will be in such high quality. 

Laser printer for leaflets and flyers is also a printing technique that is being developed on all the time. Some would say that this way of printing is better than inkjet printing because laser printer is a digital printer which produces specifically high quality printing. Making developments in this printing technique will be really useful because it is quicker than inkjet printing and is cheaper in the long run. Also the sizes that laser printing can cut out in are larger than other printing techniques so this would be very useful to improve on.

I think all of these techniques have affected the creation of graphics because it allows us to do more things and create more images on larger items. Without all of these techniques, we wouldn't be able to make things such as a road signs. Technology keeps getting better each year, so having these printing/output techniques on the go all the time will make sure that we can keep creating more graphics. 

3D printing has also developed. 3D printing is a process where three-dimensional solid objects are made from a digital model. The process has been around for a while in different industries, however the development has been the quality of the way it works. To save a large format image it has to be saved as a very high resolution file so that it doesn't lose quality. 3D printing uses a computer design package or via 3D scanner.