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Print on the internet.
One of the characteristics of the web 2.0 is conversation. These conversations are held on different social levels on blogs, fora or social community sites like Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, …. Unlike a live diaologue, these conversations are being archived and become searchable. Tools like Technorati, Tweetscan, Del.icio.us, … give users the power to scan those […]
What is a Print?
The MOMA has a nice flash application to illustrate four traditional types of print. The online animation was made ass addon for a small exhibition in 2001 entitled “what is print?”. The four main processes were present on the exhibition. Woodcut, etching, lithography and screenprint were explained with tools and materials that are used to […]
Wikipedia goes Print.
German based Bertelsmann AG announced last week that it will offer a yearly Wikipedia Encyclopedia. The content of the book will be built with articles, derived from the 50000 most sought words in Wikipedia of that year.
The project has apparently nothing to do with the Pedia Press project.
The official AP article concludes with following statement:
“The […]
Reset.
[lang_en]Due to heavy workload, I abandonned this blog for a while. The new lay-out, which will change a little, means the new start of I Heart Print. [/lang_en]
[lang_nl]De laatste tijd was het enorm druk op werkvlak, dat ik dit blog even alleen liet. De nieuwe lay-out, die nog wel wat zal wijzigen, is meteen de […]
2 devices for portable printing.
[lang_en] 2008 started pretty busy. It promises to be a fantastic year. The fact that it’s a Drupa year adds an extra dimension to that. While we are waiting for ‘our’ expo, there was this week another big expo: CES. I didn’t follow all of the innovations but some print-related products […]
[lang_en]Amnesty International campaign.[lang_en][lang_nl]Amnesty International campagne[/lang_nl]
[lang_en]One of Amnesty International’s missions is to free innocent prisoners. I remember writing letters in school for Amnesty. 10 letters per person was the aim. We did this with pen and paper.
In school projects it’s easy to sensibilize young people, but it takes a lot more to draw the attention of adults. […]
My 5 print related thoughts for 2008
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- Print providers will consider to recruit more knowledge workers next to craftsmen. As a consequence of that they will realize that differentiation is necessary.
The print industry is known as a slow mover, when it comes to technology and innovation. Despite that, 2008 will sure be the year […]
Letterpress puts a bite into the paper.
Mick from The Wondering Boys, a designer duo from Gent pointed me to this beautiful documentary about the letterpress.
Like the comment on the youtube page of this movie says: “This wonderful little documentary speaks to the craftsmanship and love of traditional design that drew many of us into the world of graphic design years ago. […]
Typolade.
[lang_en]If you have no inspiration for the desert of your next christmas or new year’s meal, try Typolade. Typolade is a German company who makes letterpunches from chocolate. Although you won’t be able to use them in Gutenberg’s movable type, you might consider eating them. On their site Typolade.de the company makes […]
Wednesday Geekday #4: Plinkjet
[lang_en]Lesley Flanigan, a graduate student at ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYC) and Andy Dorow, showed the Plink Jet at the ITP Winter Show 2007.
The object, called ‘Plink jet’ is made out of four old inkjet printers. It uses the back-and-forth mechanisms out of four old ink jet printers to slide up and down four guitar […]
