著者

尾鍋 史彦 石井 健三 江前 敏晴 野中 道敬 藤井 里絵 表 尚弘

出版者

社団法人 日本印刷学会

雑誌

日本印刷学会誌 (ISSN:09143319)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.45, no.5, pp.315-333, 2008 (Released:2010-10-15)

参考文献数

7

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This chapter entitled "Paper Media" focuses on a variety of significant subjects of paper media or printing media as well as their peripheral issues. Although "Paper Media" is the sole and universal media selected in the long history of mankind and constitutes one of the essential elements of printing, "Paper Media" had been described only in separate chapters of the past decennial commemorative issues of this journal. However, this 80th anniversary special issue creates an independent individual chapter for "Paper Media". The main reason is the founding of "Paper Media Research Committee" in 2004 in the society (JSPST). Firstly, the reason and the significance for creating an independent chapter for "Paper Media" are explained. Secondly, eight specific topics covering history, characteristics & functions, market & customer, technological evolution, culture & art, environmental issues, theoretical analysis, and future perspective are described as the basis for understanding the specific topics and the contents of "Paper Media Symposia". Thirdly, the personal impressions on the past four "Paper Media Symposia" from 2004 to 2007 are briefly noted. Fourthly, a quick glance over "drupa 2008" held in Germany is mentioned with the view to grasp the forefront of the paper media technology. A variety of unsolved significant problems were emerged from the past four paper media symposia covering an array of versatile topics. The comparative evaluation of paper media with IT-based media as well as the symposia contents helped confirming the superiority of paper media among the present-day multilayered media structure. Finally, an idea for integrating a variety of academic fields related to paper media that leads to construction of "Paper Media Studies" is proposed (written by F. Onabe).