“The medium is the message” - Marshall McLuhan

Paper is hand cut and folded to create letterforms. 

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Letterpress folded poster

Two colour print - silver & rubine red - using William Morris quote, “the joy of labour”.

The word ‘joy’ is created using 1 pica x 1 pica ornamental lead to create the letterforms.

The paper is folder into 16ths and diagonally folded at 45º at regular intervals.

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Letterpress folded poster

Two colour print - silver & rubine red  - using William Morris quote, “the joy of labour”.

The word ‘joy’ is created using 1 pica x 1 pica ornamental lead to create the letterforms.

The paper is folder into 8ths and diagonally folded at 45º at regular intervals.

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“Each medium, independent of the content it mediates, has its own intrinsic effects which are its unique message.”

— Marshall McLuhan

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Fold and cut-out combinations

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Herringbone folds: experimenting with pattern & colour

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Herringbone folds with heavier larger paper stock (135gsm / A1)

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To have and to hold / to have and to fold: experimenting with text and folds using different angles

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Combination folds

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Diagonal and rotational folds

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Linear folds: 16ths / 32nds / 64ths

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Envelopes create letterforms

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Editing Kenya Hara’s ‘White’ with hand cuts

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Comparing ‘white’ papers

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Key words relating to paper and negative space, cut out and layered on differing shades of ‘white’ paper. 

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