Crash Printing
On Thursday I completed my “crash printing” assignment. I designed two prints using plates from the Bell Museum of Natural History‘s archives (from Francie Lee Jacques and Walter Breckenridge) and experimented with typesetting. I was so into it (and my hands were so covered in ink, anyway) that I forgot to take photos during the inking (pulling out the ink and applying it to my plates with a brayer) and pressing process. The photos below are my layouts and results.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Your nature-outdoorsy theme is very similar to mine! In fact, I wanted to use some of the images you used of the birch trees and the canoe. Your prints turned out great, and I love the colored paper. Any plans for what you will do with the prints?
May 15th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Looking back on your first draft of your plate design, I’m so pleased with how your second version turned out! Great integration of text and image and use of color . . . very well done!