Chattanooga Times Free Press
The field trip to Chattanooga Times Free Press was a very memorable experience. On the tour the first thing that really caught my attention was the printing plates they used. The flexo plates are light sensitive but only by intense light which is very similar to some of the techniques used in my photo lithography class since we use solar plates for photo etching and so forth. The use of CMYK was also very evident and it really added to my perspective of how the illusion actually works; much like the works of the painter Renoir who painted in a impressionist style. Seeing the actual press was the most impressive sight of them all. Seeing how the colors where printed at different parts and seeing the paper run through; it was nothing short of amazing. It was also very interesting to hear that the inks they used were water based and dried so quickly.
