I have been working on some ideas for my design context brief. I have decided to base it on traditional and commercial printing processes and what place they have in commercial design today, also the exploration of how they can be executed sustainably.
As for the product, my initial idea is to produce a series of prints or swatch book illustrating the different processes and a publication accompanying it acting as an index, going into print processes in more depth. There are some processes that I am not going to be able to produce one offs for, such as litho and die cutting, but the list of techniques that the swatch book will include are as follows: Screenprint, emboss, lasercut, foil block, digital print and letterpress.
I have also decided to back up this research by case studies of various printers and design studios. I am going to kick off my research by contacting Generation Press, Build, Dots Printhaus, the college print team at Vernon street and Factory 4.
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