Graphic arts

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Graphic arts media sector in greece

• Hellenic Open University, Graphic Arts-Multimedia
  / Athens TEI, Department of Graphic Arts
  Technology

Presentation Chris Trochoutsos / HOU Valentina
Panioni - Almperti / TEI
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Graphic Arts in the Greek Educational System
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The Formal Educational System in Greece

Post graduate studies
Tertiary education
Universities Technological Educational
Institutions (TEI)

Centers of Post Secondary Education -KEME/Colleges
Post Secondary education
examinations
Labour Market
Institutions of Vocational Training / ???

High Schools (Luceums) Vocational High Schools
(Vocational Lyceums) (3 years)
Secondary education
Vocational Schools (2 years)

Secontary School (Gymnasium) (3 years)
Compulsory education
Primary School (6 years)
Nursery School (1-2 years)
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Graphic Arts Studies in the Educational System in
Greece

Post graduate studies Hellenic Open University -
MA in Graphic Arts and Multimedia
Tertiary education
Technological Educational Institutions (TEI) 2
Departments Graphic Design Graphic Arts
Technology
Centers of Post Secondary Education
-KEME/Colleges Specialties of Graphic Designers

Labour Market
Post Secondary education
examinations
Institutions of Vocational Training / ??? Aplies
Arts Devision, Specialties of Graphic Designers,
Printers and Bookbinders

Vocational High Schools (Vocational Lyceums)
Applied Arts Devision Graphic Arts Specialty
(3 years)
Secondary education
Vocational Schools (????) (2 years)
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Graphic Arts Programmes Offered in Greece
Educational foundation Title of Programme No of trained Persons
Hellenic Open University (HOU) (2,5 years) MA in Graphic Arts Multimedia Up to 60/year
TEI of Athens (4 years) BSc in Graphic Arts Technology Up to 90/year
TEI of Athens (4 years) BA in Graphic Design Up to 90/year
Colleges (????) (3 years) MA in Graphic Design, Typography or Illustration and Book Design 4 colleges up to 80/year
Colleges (????) (3 years) BA in Graphic Design 8 colleges up to 160/year
IEK (2 years) Graphic Designers 30 institutes up to 500/year
IEK (2 years) Offset Printers 1 institute up to 12/year
IEK (2 years) Bookbinders 1 institute up to 12/year
Vocational Highschools Graphic Arts Approx. 30 schools approx. to 450/year
Vocational Schools Graphic Arts - Printing 2 schools up to 40/year
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Graphic Arts Programmes Offered in Greece
Educational foundation Title of Programme No of trained Persons
Hellenic Open University (HOU) (2,5 years) MA in Graphic Arts Multimedia Up to 60/year
TEI of Athens (4 years) BSc in Graphic Arts Technology Up to 90/year
TEI of Athens (4 years) BA in Graphic Design Up to 90/year
Colleges (????) (3 years) MA in Graphic Design, Typography or Illustration and Book Design 4 colleges up to 80/year
Colleges (????) (3 years) BA in Graphic Design 8 colleges up to 160/year
IEK (2 years) Graphic Designers 30 institutes up to 500/year
IEK (2 years) Offset Printers 1 institute up to 12/year
IEK (2 years) Bookbinders 1 institute up to 12/year
Vocational Highschools Graphic Arts Approx. 30 schools approx. to 450/year
Vocational Schools Graphic Arts - Printing 2 schools up to 40/year
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Founded in 1973The only Dept. in the Greek
TertiaryEducational System that covers thewhole
GA productionApprox. 1200 graduates (35
graduates/year)
Graphic Arts Technology Department TEI of Athens
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Programme Basic axisBasic lessons (Maths,
Physics, Chemistry)MaterialsPrepressPrinting
(all methods)PostPress (Packaging, Bookbinding
etc)PublishingMultimediaManagement and
EconomicsSafety Environment PracticeDiploma
Thesis
Graphic Arts Technology Department TEI of Athens
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LaboratoriesChem Lab (Chemistry
Materials)Color Packaging Lab (Color,
Packaging Development)Printing Lab (Offset,
Flexo, New Printing Technologies,
Packaging)Screenprinting LabPrepress Lab (image
processing, montage, prepress)Typography Lab
(Graphic Design, Typography)Typesetting Lab
(Electronic Typography, Multimedia)Bookbinding
Lab (Bookbinding BoardPackaging)also Physics
Lab (General Physics Department)
Graphic Arts Technology Department TEI of Athens
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Graphic Arts Technology Graduates Athens TEI
Department
Year Num. Of graduates Year Num. Of Graduates Year Num. Of Graduates Year Num. Of Graduates
1977 14 1987 35 1997 23 2007 37
1978 16 1988 40 1998 5 2008 30
1979 12 1989 29 1999 18 2009 39
1980 35 1990 37 2000 44 2010 33
1981 45 1991 40 2001 55 2011 50
1982 33 1992 32 2002 48 Total 1208
1983 49 1993 37 2003 39
1984 25 1994 25 2004 45
1985 34 1995 21 2005 52
1986 45 1996 52 2006 34
Source Politis Research
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Labour Market Analysis of Graphic Arts
Technologists (Athens TEI)
Occupation Year 1998 Year 2012
Professors Tertiary Education 20 14
Teachers Public Secondary Education 40 50
Teachers Private Secondary Postsecondary Education 85 100
Public Graphic Arts Plants 65 70
Sales Graphic Arts Agents 45 40 (est.)
Prepress Companies 110 60 (est.)
Offset Printing Plants 30 40 (est.)
Publishing Groups 30 20 (est.)
Freelancer Prepress 110 80 (est.)
Freelancer Printing, Graphic Design, Publishing 90 60 (est.)
Production control, Organization, Quality Control 54 40 (est.)
Multimedia - 30 (est.)
Source Politis Research
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Further educational objectives of Graphic Arts
Technologists Department (Athens TEI)

• Our main educational objectives are
• To improve the level of education provided and to
  enhance the competitiveness of our students in
  the labor market.
• To be able to offer at least one specialized
  masters program with strong research, laboratory
  and applied profile.
• To be able to offer a a competitive intensive
  training program on new technological
  achievements in the area of GA for older
  graduates of the department.

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Vocational Training Hellenic Federation of
Printing Media Communication IEK INTERDIGITAL
Starting in 1999 as a school of the Hellenic
Federation of Printing Media Communication In
2004 a Collaboration with the Educational Group
Intergraphics created a Vocational School for
Offset Printing Technicians Duration 2 years 36
Offset Printing Technicians were trained and
Graduated untill 2010 - most of them working in
the GA industry
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Hellenic Open University

• Founded in 2003
• Distance learning programme
• 60 Masters students/year
• Approx. 140 graduates till now
• Duration 2,5 years min/Part time programme

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Graphic arts-multimedia(master in hellenic open
university)

• The only School within the Greek
  Universitiesthat offers MA on the subject of
  Graphic Arts
• Four semesters of study, 1 year Research in
  innovative fields of graphic arts.

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Art and communicationin graphic arts

• The story of art
• History of graphic arts
• Traditional media,electronic media, multimedia
• Content management
• Media asset management
• Meaning of color

Pablo Picasso, Spanish 18811973Weeping woman
1937oil on canvas, 55.0 x 46.0 cm
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Graphic design Irene mavrommati

• Letters and fonts
• Basic templates
• Photography
• Semiotic analysis
• Commercial graphics
• Vector design
• Web design
• Mobile design
• Packaging design

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Graphic arts technology anastasios politis

• Innovative techniques in -Prepress -Press
  -Postpress
• Printing methods
• Digital printing
• Variable Data Printing
• Business Administration / Management
• Lean Management

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Informatics, multimedia Dimitrios zevgolis

• Computer hardware
• Computer software
• Multimedia development software
• Production and multimedia design

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A very close cooperation

• Quite active in Research projects in
  Europe(Erasmus cooperation, exchange
  teaching,staff training, exchange of students)
• Quite successful organization of theErasmus
  MediaPro Intensive Programme2010-2013 (Athens,
  Berlin, Bern-CH)
• Cooperation taking advantage of longestablished
  research within the Europeangraphic arts and
  media sector and amongthe graphic arts
  Universities in Europe
• Prof. Dim. Zevgolis and Dr Anast. Politis
  stakeholders for the cooperation

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Structure of the Greek graphic arts industry
Greek enterprises in the Graphic Arts industry
have followed the traditional division in the
three main production areas of the sector, as it
is presented in the following chart
Pre-Press Printing Finishing
Digital prepress Color separation and digitization Offset Bookbinding
Layout text image graphic and page processing Rotogravure (only for flexible packaging materials) Paper carton and board processing
Montage Flexography Box manufacturing
Output (film, CTP) Digital printing
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Enterprises of GA industry division

• Small traditional typographic shops (dry
  offset,offset printing)
• Pre-press enterprises
• Desktop publishing enterprises
• Graphic design, Graphic artists
• Offset printing plants with a printing plate
  making department.
• Flexography printing plants (both for flexible
  packaging materials and corrugated board)
• Rotogravure printing plants (only for flexible
  packaging materials)

• Bookbinder s workshops / Binderies (production
  binding)
• Die-cutting and box-manufacturing companies
• Silk-screen printings with a lot of
  specializations (outdoor advertising, sign
  making, advertisement items, textile printing)
• Enterprises specialized in varnishing coating,
  laminating and other specific processes
• Paper - board processing
• Label printing
• Continuous form printing

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Graphic arts Greek market

Olympic Games 2004
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Graphic arts enterprises / employees (2005)
Number of employees Number of enterprises Percentage
1-9 2842 91,53
10-49 218 7,02
50-199 35 1,13
200 10 0,32
TOTAL 3105 100
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Categorization (2005)Discussion about industrys
turnover
Newspapers Magazines Continuous form printed
matters Advertising Commercial Labels
Board / Carton boxes Books Flexible packaging
materials Other printed matters
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Graphic arts enterprises / employees (2011)
Number of employees Number of enterprises Percentage
1-9 1342 85,97
10-49 180 11,53
50-199 31 1,98
200 8 0,51
TOTAL 1561 100
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Trends in technology

• Increase of flexography printing, especially for
  flexible packaging materials.
• Gravure printing is restricted on package items,
  showingalso a simultaneous increase and
  development of printingon flexible package
  materials.
• Domination of digital systems and processesin
  Prepress field.
• Development of digital printing by the
  installation of digital printing machines and
  systems (both for commercial printing and
  large/wide format printing).

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Questions?

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