To compose camera-ready text using a Varityper, an advanced cold-type machine that functions like a sophisticated typewriter. The operator types the copy using interchangeable type shuttles, which allows different fonts and sizes to be mixed in a single document. The machine can also mechanically justify the right margin, producing clean columns of text for photo-offset reproduction without the need for hot metal.
We'll varitype the newsletter copy and paste it up on the boards this afternoon.
Related terms
Camera-ready
The final state of a document or layout when it is fully prepared to be photographed for plate-making.
Photo-offset
A lithographic printing process that uses photographically produced plates to transfer images to a rubber blanket.
Strikeover
A typographic effect where a horizontal line is drawn through the middle of text.