For his diploma thesis, which is presented here as a facsimile print, Frutiger wrote with water-soluble printing ink on well-glued paper. At the carpenter's he had beech wood panels planed to the height of the lettering, polished and moistened them and fixed the sheet with the lettering against the wood. He then pulled the whole thing through the copper press, which made the lettering visible on the wooden plate in mirror image.
Language
German
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1996
ISBN 13
9783721204483
Schriften des Abendlandes in Holz geschnitten. The Development of Western Type carved in wood plates
For his diploma thesis, which is presented here as a facsimile print, Frutiger wrote with water-soluble printing ink on well-glued paper. At the carpenter's he had beech wood panels planed to the height of the lettering, polished and moistened them and fixed the sheet with the lettering against the wood. He then pulled the whole thing through the copper press, which made the lettering visible on the wooden plate in mirror image.