Low-tech print : contemporary hand-made printing

Summary: Annotation Featuring a global showcase of 100 of the craft's 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 São Paulo's Grafica Fidalga studio, and cult printing techniques such as Gocco (Japan) and Chicha (Peru). Offering a unique showcase of contemporary handmade printing, Low-Tech Print will be a must-have for all design, illustration, craft, and printmaking enthusiasts.

Record details

ISBN: 9781780672977
ISBN: 9781780672977
ISBN: 1780672977
ISBN: 1780676328
ISBN: 9781780676326
ISBN: 178067631X
ISBN: 9781780676319
Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
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Publisher: London, England : Laurence King Publishing, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Screenprinting -- Letterpress -- Relief printing -- Other printing methods.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed November 15, 2014).