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Low-tech print : contemporary hand-made printing /​ Caspar Williamson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Laurence King, 2013.Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781780672977 (pbk.)
  • 1780672977 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.7 23
  • 745.4 23
Contents:
Screenprinting -- Letterpress -- Relief printing -- Other printing methods.
Summary: Featuring a global showcase of 100 of the crafts most exciting and influential practitioners, 'Low-Tech Print' is an exploration of hand-made printmaking techniques and how they are used in contemporary design and illustration. It examines the huge recent resurgence in the popularity of printmaking, with chapters on screenprinting, letterpress, relief printing and other printing methods. The book shows how practitioners develop a love affair with these hand-made techniques and use them to create beautiful contemporary designs, explaining the process behind each technique and its historical context. In focus sections profile practitioners such as the Lambe Lambe hand-made letterpress printers of Sao Paulos Grafica Fidalga studio and cult printing techniques such as Gocco (Japan) and Chicha (Peru).
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Open Collection Open Collection FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Open Collection FCUC Library 745.7 WIL 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00023243
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Screenprinting -- Letterpress -- Relief printing -- Other printing methods.

Featuring a global showcase of 100 of the crafts most exciting and influential practitioners, 'Low-Tech Print' is an exploration of hand-made printmaking techniques and how they are used in contemporary design and illustration. It examines the huge recent resurgence in the popularity of printmaking, with chapters on screenprinting, letterpress, relief printing and other printing methods. The book shows how practitioners develop a love affair with these hand-made techniques and use them to create beautiful contemporary designs, explaining the process behind each technique and its historical context. In focus sections profile practitioners such as the Lambe Lambe hand-made letterpress printers of Sao Paulos Grafica Fidalga studio and cult printing techniques such as Gocco (Japan) and Chicha (Peru).