Editing Digital printing (section)

== Applications ==
Digital printing has many advantages over traditional methods. Some applications of note include:
* [[Desktop publishing]] – inexpensive home and office printing is only possible because of digital processes that bypass the need for printing plates
* [[Commerce|Commercial]] – Business Stationery - Including business cards, letterheads
* [[Variable data printing]]  – uses database-driven print files for the [[personalization|mass 
personalization]] of printed materials
* Fine art – archival digital printing methods include real photo paper exposure prints and [[giclée]] prints on watercolor paper using pigment based inks.
* [[Print on Demand]]  – digital printing is used for personalized printing for example, children's books customized with a child's name, photo books (such as wedding photo books), or any other books.
* Advertising – often used for outdoor [[vinyl banners]] and event signage, in trade shows, in the retail sector at point of sale or [[point of purchase]], and in personalized direct mail campaigns.
* Photos  – digital printing has revolutionized photo printing in terms of the ability to [[Photo manipulation|retouch]] and [[Color correction|color correct]] a photograph before printing.
* Architectural Design  – new media that conforms to a variety of surfaces has enabled interior and exterior spaces to be transformed using digitally printed wall murals and floor graphics.
* [[Sleeking]] – The process of adding foil, holographic effects or even glossy and dull finishes by way of digital ink adhesion. This is done by digitally printing a [[rich black]] area where the user wants the sleeking to take place. The machine registers this and only adheres to this specific area.