Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
“I’m really interested in the crossroads between analogue and digital technology. Letterpress is a good place to practise these intersections. The materiality of movable types fascinates me to the point of creating new dies in CNC, laser or even 3D printing to be able to experiment with new types in the press.”...
What is your favourite speciality in printing production? “We have experimented with engraving, risograph, silkscreen, stencil, typography, sublimation, UV printing, tampography, embossing, foil, die-cut, letterpress, rubber stamping, off-set and digital printing and cannot choose a favourite among them. When we pick a printing method, we consider two main criteria: the visual and material aspects resulting from the selected technique, in...
“My personal challenge is to continue turning screen-printing onto the street, to continue passing that knowledge on to people through workshops or street interventions, re-defining the communicational power of screen-printing and finally achieving large screen-printing on walls. Something like silk-screened murals. It is my big dream.”...
Why do you like to make prints the way that you do? “To produce a print, all we have to do is click on the computer, or even a phone. But print-making brings you through a process, from designing it, how you layer the colours, how to align the different layers and choosing and mixing the right colours, etc. To...
“I have collaborated with Studio Pression for years to print my project. This is like a band, I write the song, but without their amazing music, it would be nothing. They always bring me ideas and take my project to another level. For the 2015 calendar, for example, they told me ‘Hey, it is the year of light, we should...
What are the challenges to foil stamping? “To name a few: colour matching, bleed problems, as well as layering issues that can arise from the colours you use and the materials you use them on. However, these challenges are what make print projects different from digital and hopefully more memorable. We love using foil stamping and similar stamp processes because...
Why do you like silkscreen printing? “It’s the whole process we love. At the very beginning we had to find the right ink and there wasn’t any, so we made our own, totally skin safe. We often work live at public events. You are like an illusionist but one with only one trick! And printing at live events got us...
Hiii Illustration 2021, or The 9th Hiii Illustration International Competition, opens to all illustrators, creative professionals and agencies, teachers and students worldwide, aiming to discover and reward outstanding illustration talents and works from all over the world, in an effort to advance the global development of illustration. After 9 years of accumulation, the Hiii Illustration International Competitions have become one...
Why do you like risograph? “I like it in part because it’s really quirky and obscure. The machines and ink drums are hard to come by and when you do find them, you usually have to do a decent amount of maintenance and trouble-shooting to get and maintain good results. There aren’t a lot of people who specialise in repairing...
World Design Rankings (WDR) ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’ Design Award. WDR is to Design what Olymics is to Sports. The idea behind this friendly competition is to inspire innovations and outstanding designs. A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely...
Why do you like screen-printing? “It is exciting and satisfying to be able to replicate colours that maybe we have only seen on the screen in real life, in a hand-made way. In terms of challenges, the more colours a project has, the longer the whole process will be, along with higher costs. Additionally, the method requires a bigger budget...
“I am very fond of letterpress with ink and foils of any kind, or just with blind embossing/debossing. I like the tactile feedback that a letterpress print gives. The depth of the impression on the right paper enhances the design. Also, the fact that letterpress machines are hundreds of years old and still perfectly and precisely working clashes with today’s...
