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The application of pattern design and printing in packaging (Part I)

Abstract: pattern anti-counterfeiting design is an effective anti-counterfeiting means originally only used in the production of banknotes and securities. Taking advantage of the anti-counterfeiting characteristics of plate pattern, applying it to packaging design and combining with special printing technology can achieve better anti-counterfeiting effect

key words: plate pattern anti-counterfeiting; Printing; Packaging

at present, the methods used in packaging anti-counterfeiting mainly include laser anti-counterfeiting, special watermark paper, code anti-counterfeiting technology, etc. Although these anti-counterfeiting measures have played some role to a certain extent, the cost of products has increased

plate pattern anti-counterfeiting design is an anti-counterfeiting means originally used in banknotes and securities. In recent years, plate pattern anti-counterfeiting has been gradually applied to the field of packaging design, and combined with special printing technology with good fire resistance, it has achieved good results. The main features of plate pattern anti-counterfeiting are: 1) it can be completed directly in the process of plate making and printing without additional cost; 2) Using special software to design and produce, but ordinary software can't do it; 3) It is completely composed of lines with rich changes, which can prevent scanning and restoration; 4) With the popularization of security anti-counterfeiting and identification knowledge, ordinary consumers can also carry out simple identification

1 prepress design of plate pattern anti-counterfeiting

the principle of plate pattern anti-counterfeiting is to use lines or dots to form regular or irregular linear shading, flowers, lace and other elements to form plate patterns. The early pattern design was drawn by special staff by hand or by plotter. With the development of computer technology, some professional pattern design software appeared, mainly bareo, Jura and geoli in foreign countries, and Mengtai pattern, founder hyperline and so on have been developed in China. The elements of the anti-counterfeiting design of the plate pattern mainly include: shading, tuanfua, miniature text, relief, image processing, latent image, splitting line and unlocking, etc. Professional anti-counterfeiting designers can skillfully use the pattern design software without changing the design style, flexibly use various anti-counterfeiting elements according to the characteristics of packaging printing, packaging text and color, and use rich module combinations to form various anti-counterfeiting patterns. In packaging design, the commonly used anti-counterfeiting elements are:

1) shading. Shading mainly uses regular or irregular lines or patterns to form a large area of pattern, which is generally used for the background substrate, so the lines should not be too thick. The traditional shading is generally made into a small square first, and then the array copy is carried out to expand the area, which is easy to be imitated, and the anti-counterfeiting performance is not high. The current shading design is relatively complex, and it is difficult to find out the rules by using radiation or distortion methods, which greatly improves the anti-counterfeiting effect. See Figure L

2) microform. Microform refers to the use of small words to form lines, which are well hidden and can only be found through a magnifying glass. Generally, the height of Chinese characters in micro characters should be controlled within 0.22mm, and the height of English characters should be controlled within 0.2mm. Generally, equal bold font is suitable, and the visual effect of such text is more uniform after it is made into miniaturization. Generally, the practice of using words instead of lines in microform text, such as wireframes or hollow signs in packaging design, can take advantage of the microform effect. The 2016 China smart factory Summit Forum was also held to achieve the purpose of anti-counterfeiting, as shown in Figure 2

3) image processing. The anti-counterfeiting design software provides a variety of image processing means. The pictures we see are usually four-color color printing effects, and the anti-counterfeiting design software can form different vector effects according to different image characteristics

relief is to make the bottom of the previously generated shading. By identifying the outline of the image or text, the strip passes through the beginning of the outline and then returns to the original state at the end of the outline, forming a concave convex effect. The angle and degree of the bulge or depression can be adjusted by software. Relief is generally suitable for pictures composed of text or vector graphics. For example, the trademark of the enterprise in the product packaging can be made into a relief effect, The effect of thick and thin lines in the figure is another function of forming vector graphics according to the gray scale characteristics of gray-scale images. In a gray-scale image, there is gray ranging from 0% to 100%, and the lines change in thickness according to the gray-scale level. They become thinner in light colors and thicker in dark colors. Although they are vector graphics, they can still reflect the gray-scale level of the image, as shown in Figure 4

similarly, in addition to the change of lines, the gray effect of the picture can also be expressed by regular or irregular geometric shapes of different sizes. Its principle is also to change the size of the unit shape or deform it according to the gray change of the picture, showing the gray change of 1000mm 3

4) latent image. Latent image is a commonly used anti-counterfeiting function in RMB, which mainly hides a specific figure or text in the pattern to achieve the effect of anti-counterfeiting. The latent image is usually printed in concave, as shown in Figure 5

5) wire splitting and unlocking. These are two relatively new anti-counterfeiting functions. Split line, also known as anti copy, is to split a line into two or more lines. In the visual effect, this group of lines is generally relatively balanced and difficult to detect, but through scanning or copying, hidden words can be displayed, as shown in Figure 6

unlocking is to hide specific words or graphics in the image through software, and it can be detected through a special grating. This raster is like a key. If you rotate the image to a certain angle, you can find hidden words or graphics. Because the raster is specially made and only matches the corresponding image, it is difficult to counterfeit. Hidden images greatly enhance the anti-counterfeiting function of images, and make full use of special addition technology. What is hidden can not only be simple graphics without levels, but also images with rich levels, which greatly improves the anti-counterfeiting performance. This is a popular anti-counterfeiting means in packaging design recently

the comprehensive application of various anti-counterfeiting elements of plate pattern will form a more complex anti-counterfeiting effect. For example, it will be organically combined with images and applied to daily packaging design, such as the design of bottle labels of drug boxes, cosmetic boxes or wine bottles, which will provide effective anti-counterfeiting means without affecting the overall appearance

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