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The material image: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art (2016)
Journal Article
Parraman, C. (2016). The material image: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art. International Journal of Arts Theory and History, 11(4), 33-44

Since the introduction of computers, there has been a desire to improve the appearance of computer-generated objects in virtual spaces and to display the objects within complex scenes exactly as they appear in reality. This is a straightforward proce... Read More about The material image: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art.

Liquid crystalline phases in suspensions of pigments in non-polar solvents (2016)
Book Chapter
Klein, S., Richardson, R. M., & Eremin, A. (2016). Liquid crystalline phases in suspensions of pigments in non-polar solvents. In J. P. Lagerwall, & G. Scalia (Eds.), Liquid Crystals with Nano and Microparticles (847-870). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company

We will discuss colloid suspensions of pigments and compare their electro-optic properties with those of traditional dyed low molecular weight liquid crystal systems. There are several potential advantages of colloidal suspensions over low molecular... Read More about Liquid crystalline phases in suspensions of pigments in non-polar solvents.

Textile Led Sustainable Innovation for Sportswear (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L., Kane, F., Tyrer, J., & Shen, J. (2016, December). Textile Led Sustainable Innovation for Sportswear. Presented at The End of Fashion, College of Creative Arts, Massey University Wellington, New Zealand

Tell it to the Bees (2016)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2016). Tell it to the Bees. Printmaking Today, 25(4), 17-17

Sarah Bodman talks to Sarah Nicholls about letterpress and linocut, her popular pamphlet series and a recent artist’s residency in Chicago

Liberatura, literatura i książka artystyczna: kontekst, treść i istotne znaczenie materiału (Liberature, literature and the artist’s book: Context, content and material meaning) (2016)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2016). Liberatura, literatura i książka artystyczna: kontekst, treść i istotne znaczenie materiału (Liberature, literature and the artist’s book: Context, content and material meaning)

A reflection on the relationship between Liberature and artists’ books. The majority of artists creating books have been drawn into their creative pathway through a passion for physical books themselves. Whether literature or Liberature, the publicat... Read More about Liberatura, literatura i książka artystyczna: kontekst, treść i istotne znaczenie materiału (Liberature, literature and the artist’s book: Context, content and material meaning).

Laser Moulding For Textiles: Supporting Sustainable Design and Manufacture (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L. (2016, November). Laser Moulding For Textiles: Supporting Sustainable Design and Manufacture. Paper presented at Circular Transitions, Mistra Future Fashion Conference on Textile Design and the Circular Economy, November 23–24, 2016,, Chelsea College of Arts & Tate Britain, London

This paper considers the potential for digital laser technology to facilitate sustainable innovation in the field of textile design and manufacture enabling transition towards a circular economy. Using recent design research as a case study, it discu... Read More about Laser Moulding For Textiles: Supporting Sustainable Design and Manufacture.

Variables that affect colour in digital textile printing (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Gooby, B. (2016, September). Variables that affect colour in digital textile printing. Poster presented at PICS 2016 Progress in Colour Studies, University College London, UK

The development of digital printing is a major change within the textile design process as a designer is no longer restricted to number of colours, repeat patterns, and may include photographic images and intricate detail. With digital print it is n... Read More about Variables that affect colour in digital textile printing.

3D printed ceramics: Current challenges and future potential (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Huson, D., & Vaughan, K. (2016, September). 3D printed ceramics: Current challenges and future potential. Paper presented at Printing for Fabrication 2016 (NIP32), University of Manchester, UK

Conference paper given at the 32nd International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP). Materials and processes for additive layer manufacture have advanced considerably in the last few years and have moved the application of the techn... Read More about 3D printed ceramics: Current challenges and future potential.

Turning the pages (2016)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2016). Turning the pages. Printmaking Today, 25(2), 17

Sarah Bodman talks to Jules Allen, founder of ‘turn the page’, and discovers the secrets of the success of this unique artist’s book festival in the heart of Norwich.

Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Kane, F., Morgan, L., Akiwowo, K., & Tyrer, J. (2016). Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation. . https://doi.org/10.7190/ead/2015/66

Academic research in textile design has traditionally been dominated by technical studies situated with science and engineering knowledge frameworks. Increasingly textile designers are undertaking research into technical areas with creative intention... Read More about Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation.

Visualising surface texture through the combination of 2D and 3D data (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Aure Calvet, X., Enrique, E., Joseph, P., & Carinna, P. (2016, June). Visualising surface texture through the combination of 2D and 3D data. Poster presented at SEAHA Conference 2016, University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment

Presentation of a new workflow developed to facilitate the efficient visualisation and rendering of surface texture of paintings. The workflow combines digital colour images, Reflectance Transformation Imaging and 3D data produced with a laser scanne... Read More about Visualising surface texture through the combination of 2D and 3D data.

From point cloud to digital fabrication: A tangible reconstruction of Ca' Venier dei Leoni, the Guggenheim Museum in Venice (2016)
Journal Article
Balletti, C., D'Agnano, F., Guerra, F., & Vernier, P. (2016). From point cloud to digital fabrication: A tangible reconstruction of Ca' Venier dei Leoni, the Guggenheim Museum in Venice. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 3(5), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-III-5-43-2016

The paper describes how new digital methodologies can be used within the field of Cultural Heritage, not only with the aim of documenting the actual state of an architecture but to review the past transformations it has undergone, conserving and repr... Read More about From point cloud to digital fabrication: A tangible reconstruction of Ca' Venier dei Leoni, the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.

GIFT: I Made This For You (2016)
Physical Artefact
Bodman, S. L. (2016). GIFT: I Made This For You. [Artists' book]. Berlin

A book inspired by the Angel of Bremen (serial poisoner Gesche Gottfried), produced to resemble the type of pamphlet publication / recipe book given away with newly purchased gas cookers in the 1940s-50s. It contains 14 ‘recipes’ for 15 people. Each... Read More about GIFT: I Made This For You.

Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support (2016)
Journal Article
Mohanraj, H., Filho Ribeiro, S. L. M., Panzera, T. H., Scarpa, F., Farrow, I. R., Jones, R., …Peng, H. X. (2016). Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support. physica status solidi (b), 253(7), 1378-1386. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201600106

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The article describes the design, manufacturing, modelling and testing of a hybrid composite support made from auxetic open cell foam liners and curved thermoplastic plates with rhomboidal perforati... Read More about Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support.

ABBE (2016)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2016). ABBE

A report on the Artists’ Books Brisbane Event.

An honourable practice: The artist’s print as a strategy for social engagement (2016)
Thesis
Frimodig, K. E. An honourable practice: The artist’s print as a strategy for social engagement. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/914046

An Honourable Practice is a cohesive study of the operative and ethical framework around the role of the artist and printmaker. The research project uses the artist’s prints as a strategy for social engagement, drawing on the dynamic between a person... Read More about An honourable practice: The artist’s print as a strategy for social engagement.

Vector driven 2.5D printing with non-photorealistic rendering (2016)
Journal Article
O'Dowd, P., Parraman, C., & Harding, M. (2016). Vector driven 2.5D printing with non-photorealistic rendering. https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2016.20.COLOR-343

This paper documents the development of a low-cost 2.5D printing machine. The machine is being developed specifically to consistently print combined colour and texture on to 2D surfaces. The proposal is not so much to produce a painting machine in em... Read More about Vector driven 2.5D printing with non-photorealistic rendering.

2.5D printing: The evolution of the water lily (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Parraman, C., O'Dowd, P., & Harding, M. (2016). 2.5D printing: The evolution of the water lily. In A. Rizzi, R. Eschbach, & G. Marcu (Eds.), Color Imaging XXI: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications. , (1-8). https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2016.20.COLOR-344

This paper considers 2.5D printing in a number of ways: by exploring the relationship between textural appearance of objects as seen in the real world and how these are interpreted by artists and rendered as paintings and drawings. This is significan... Read More about 2.5D printing: The evolution of the water lily.