Melbourne Museum of Printing |
OUR ARTEFACT COLLECTION
Index of Design Items |
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Layouts
Designer's sketches and designs of how a printed job should look
Galley Proofs
Rough copies of type after setting, usually before page make-up.
Mainly used for proofreading. The term galley is also
used for strips of photoset output [in offset artwork preparation].
Offset Artwork, Negatives, Plates
Our collection of these items, mainly used in offset printing. Artwork
was also used in preparation of engravings for letterpress.
Printed Examples
from a Range of Printing Firms.
Some of these examples relate to type-formes or printing plates
in the collection.
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