Printing 101Written by Maricon Williams
Today’s printing presses can do many more things quicker than early presses. The long ones print lots of colors all at once. The smaller ones print black only. The biggest, tallest presses are ones responsible in making newspapers, magazines and comic books we read. Some presses can print both sides of page at same time. And some connect to a computer to make printing easier. Artists have used printmaking to create their most philosophical and compelling works of art, but basic printmaking techniques remain a mystery to most people. Frequently it comes down to a lack of understanding of printing process and a lack of communication between designer and printer. Your printer, presumably an expert in printing, can make suggestions for keeping your printing cost low but in good quality. Some of remedy in cost cutting is through duotones or tritones, to produce professional and interesting designs if your budget does not permit using lots of color or expensive paper. Different forms of varnishing can also be a solution. Once a piece is off press, production process continues. There are many forms of finishing such as binding, scoring and cutting that can be taken into consideration to put together a more interesting and effective piece. You should also supervise progress of your print to avoid misdealing.
| | Review on the Art of Optical IllusionsWritten by Paul Hood
What do you say when you want someone to believe you? Probably, you'll say, "I saw it with my own eyes." That's because you believe that if you have seen something with your own eyes, it must be true. But your eyes can fool you.Certain patterns confuse your eyes and brain, causing you to misjudge size of a circle, or length of a line. When your eyes see a picture, they "send" that picture to your brain. Then it's up to your brain to make sense of picture. But sometimes your brain gets it wrong.These are optical illusions. Most published books contain age old illusions without offering a scientific explanation to enlighten reader how their eyes and brain was tricked. With Optical Illusions, we have an alternative. Optical Illusions is a good collection of a wide array of visual and other types of sensory illusion. It contains a large number of illusions that have not yet appeared before. Thanks to new discoveries in vision science, new effects have been added plus classics with a significant augmentation done. A wide variety of effects are shown with over 150 illusions presented to give your eyes a wonderful visual experience.
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