Friday, 12 November 2010

Book of Similes - Nearly There

My wee book is getting printed - just hope it looks ok... I'm getting it printed on white 200 g/m2 card in The MinuteMan Press but I've just sent an e-mail to GFSmith Paper Company asking them very nicely for a few samples...

The book of samples was produced in 12/04 so I am not sure if they still have the same paper, however I would really love about 50 A4 sheets of white Accent Fresco in 250 gsm and about 6 sheets of A4 Heartland Juniper in about 300 - 350 gsm. Hope they come back to me soon - with a positive answer ;o)

I still need to design and cut the front and back page, but it is pretty much finished and it was a great fun and experience. Absolutely love printing and wants to do a lot more this year. Paul is very encouraging as well which is nice. He recommended I join a print making studio in Glasgow – will do as soon as I can….

 

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Printing Here I Come ;o)

The contents page is good to go. I started to work on the History of e-books.
Gave out more questionnaires, this is the last of the lot. Looking forward to the results…

On Monday 1/11 I printed new pictures, looking a lot better now but still needs a little
more work. I’m using Phtalo Blue and Lamp Black water soluble inks.

I found out today that laser cut costs £75 per hour – a bit too pricey for my student’s pocket…but will see. I’ll give them a call and see what they say.  I tried to cut with a scalpel and it doesn’t look that bad at all.

I am working on the typography for the similes, will keep it quite simple.

I have to start thinking about the next brief – I think I will still go with the Charlatan Ink Price. I have a few ideas, but needs to start putting them on a paper.

Oh – and I have 9 similes/prints to use now, more the merrier ;o)

·         Dark trees bending together as though whispering secrets
·         A fluttering as of blind bewildered moths
·         A lady that leaned on his arm like a queen in a fable of old fairy days
·         A sudden sense of fear ran through her nerves like the chill of an icy wind
·         As a cloud that gathers her robe like drifted snow
·         There slowly rose to sight, a country like a dragon fast asleep
·         His voice was like the clap of thunder which interrupts the warbling birds among the leaves
·         A silver moon, like a new-stamped coin, rode triumphant in the sky
·         The pine trees waved as waves a woman's hair