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Really? Which self? The self you were when you were two years old, almost out of diapers? The self you were when you were screaming with the fans at the big game? The self you were after a long night? How about this: Become the self you’d be proud to be. Hang out with people […]
We might not seek it out often enough in our work. It’s a musical term, but we can use it too. The light touch. A way to make a sound without making a commotion. Delicate and graceful. Showing up with care and with just enough extra, but not more than that. see also: sprezzatura
Busy people in important organizations waste a lot of time naming things. It could be that once a name is good enough, you’re done. That’s certainly true for the logo. Nike is hard to pronounce. Starbucks is named after an obscure character in a mostly unreadable book. Apple is named after a fruit, Google is […]
“Nobody wants this” is unlikely. “Somebody will like this” is almost certainly true. “Everyone needs this” is a trap. The work begins with finding the right somebodies, while ignoring the imaginary everyone. Scale is rarely the first signal of important work.
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Really? Which self? The self you were when you were two years old, almost out of diapers? The self you were when you were screaming with the fans at the big game? The self you were after a long night? How about this: Become the self you’d be proud to be. Hang out with people […]
Monoprinting using an open screen is a wonderfully creative way of using your screen printing equipment for speedy, painterly prints. Neocolor Pastels are a great material to use when mono screen printing - you can draw directly onto the mesh and print your drawing through the screen. A 90T screen is ideal for printing onto paper. Arranging your screen on a hinged board helps you to register your prints, whilst holding the mesh the perfect distance from the paper when printing. We're printing onto cards, just in time for Mothers' Day! With the screen on a hinged board, lay something small under one corner (like a pencil) to hold the mesh slightly further away from the board underneath. Use the NeoColor pastels to draw directly onto the open mesh screen. We have used parcel tape on the back of the mesh to mask out an area an appropriate size for printing onto a card. You don't need to fill the whole mesh area if you don't want to. When the design is finished, apply a well of Acrylic Screen Printing Medium above the design. Use a squeegee at a 45 degree angle to push the medium through the mesh and on to the paper underneath. On the first print, some of the pastel may act as a resist, giving you interesting marks and textures. Some pastel will remain in the mesh, so print again onto another piece of paper to get another print. Each one will give a slightly different strength of colour and texture. If you're using the same medium to take a print each time, it will become muddy with the colours from the pastels, giving a coloured background - you can either embrace this, or replace the medium on the screen regularly. When you're finished with the design, wash it off with a soft sponge and cold water. Wait for the mesh to dry, and then go again with a new design! For this project you will need: Neocolor Pastels 90T screen Hinged Board and Hinge Clamps Squeegee System 3 Acrylic Printing Medium Spatula Paper to print on - we used cards Soft Sponge to clean
