LAHORE: (Monday, June 26, 2023): Punjab University Department of Journalism students visited PU Printing Press as part of their study tour to get practical knowledge about design, pasting, plate and printing sections. As many as 25-member student delegation of BS 4th Semester Print Journalism class headed by Associate Professor Dr Shabbir Sarwar was welcomed by Director Press Ali Ahmad. The students have and interactive session with the director. Mr Ali discussed various sections of the press, press history as well as the modern trends and machines including digital printing and direct to print (DTP) technology.
Design and Graphic Studio In-charge Muhammad Kamil explained about editing software, 256 million colour variations and four colour separations under CMYK rule. He showed practical demonstration of the colour separations mechanism. Press Supervisor Jalil Mohsin took students to the round of various sections of the printing press and briefed them about the technology and machines. He thoroughly explained how the printing of newspapers, magazines and books is done in offset printing. Earlier students also got briefing and demonstration about plates making, Contact frame machine with vacuum, Halogen light effects etc. From pre-press work to offset printing, cutting, folding and binding everything was shown with meticulous details. Dr. Shabbir Sarwar thanked the press management for their facilitation and practical knowledge dissemination among students. In the end, students received PU diaries as souvenir from the director press.