Chapter 3

The Present: Materials, Making, Capturing and Measuring

Carinna Parraman

Carinna Parraman

University of the West of England, UK

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Maria V. Ortiz Segovia

Maria V. Ortiz Segovia

Océ Print Logic Technologies SA, France

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First published: 14 September 2018

Summary

This chapter explores how designers have incorporated recycled materials to create new products. It examines the methods and hardware for physically capturing, measuring and modelling surfaces, as well as the emergence of physical and virtual libraries and resources that can assist the designer. The chapter focuses on historical and emerging printing technologies responded to the demands of printing and packaging production. It shows how the print industry will function in the twenty-first century. If we consider relief printing as a bridge between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) printing, it is possible to seek a way of appropriating from both digital and words and merge some of the boundaries that result in annoying obstacles to overcome higher dimensional challenges. Reflecting on exhibitions that consider the relationship of digital technologies and craft skills, many thought-provoking examples were demonstrated at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Crafts Council exhibitions: The Power of Making and What is Luxury.

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