Patent ID: 7563556

Claim:
A method of making an imaged lithographic element comprising: A) imagewise exposing an imageable element using a source of infrared radiation to provide both exposed and non-exposed regions in said imageable element, and B) developing said imagewise exposed imageable element with a developer having a pH of from about 7 to about 11 to remove said exposed regions, wherein said imageable element comprises a substrate having thereon, in order: an inner layer comprising a first polymeric binder, and an ink receptive outer layer comprising a second polymeric binder that: (1) is different than said first polymeric binder, (2) is soluble in said developer having a pH of from about 7 to about 11, and (3) is a phenolic polymer that is represented by the following Structure (II): -(A) x -(B) y - (II) wherein A represents recurring units represented by Structure (I) below, and B represents different recurring units, x is about 20 to 100 mol %, and y is from 0 to about 80 mol %, wherein R is hydrogen, D 1 , or D 2 , and R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, n is 1, 2, or 3, wherein R 2 is an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.