Unephemeral Qualities of Mechanical Print was the title of my final major project for my masters course, below are some working progress photos and some of the finished results show as final pieces for my degree show.
Trimming excess lino ready for letterpress
Blind debossed and screenprinted double spread ready to be letterpressed
Digital layouts printed onto acetate and scrap paper with some of the grid lines for the letterpress
Completed double spread to be French folded and bound
Registration process for lino and printmaking paper
Second double page spread ready for third stage of print (letterpressed lino)
Second finished double page spread
Digital layout printed onto acetate to use as registering template for letterpress
Laser cut lino being cleaned with white spirit to remove excess oil and dirt
Close up of laser cut lino, letterpressed for title of first article page
Close up of one of the blind deboss on article page
Three layers halftone screenprint, light grey, dark grey and black created from original digital image
Close up of letterpressed article title
Blind debossed magazine cover 'Compose'
