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Illustrator as detective: Discovery through drawing (2015)
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Regan, C. (2015). Illustrator as detective: Discovery through drawing. Varoom Lab, 73-84

I am an illustrator and I have produced an innovative drawing project with the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, that interrogates concepts of illustration and illustrator as visionary. The majority of the museum’s collection consists of small-scale... Read More about Illustrator as detective: Discovery through drawing.

Modulated extrusion for textured 3D printing (2015)
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O'Dowd, P., Hoskins, S., Geisow, A., & Walters, P. (2015). Modulated extrusion for textured 3D printing

This research utilises a Fused Deposition Modelling 3D Printer to investigate the aesthetics of 3D printing and it's broader applications. The presented research re-evaluates the 3D printer as a tool to manipulate materials, as opposed to a machine t... Read More about Modulated extrusion for textured 3D printing.

Artists' books at the Centre for Fine Print Research (2015)
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Bodman, S. L., & Sowden, T. (2015). Artists' books at the Centre for Fine Print Research

An article on artists' books at the Centre for Fine Print Research.

Fairing well: The university publisher and its emerging artists (2014)
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Laidler, P., & Super, A. (2014). Fairing well: The university publisher and its emerging artists

The university as a producer and publisher of prints is not a new concept when we consider established US-based institutes such as Graphicstudio in Tampa, Florida, (part of the University of Southern Florida) and the Tamarind Institute, which is part... Read More about Fairing well: The university publisher and its emerging artists.

Fairing well redux: Pu(bli)shing for profit (2014)
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Laidler, P., & Super, A. (2014). Fairing well redux: Pu(bli)shing for profit

Continuing on the last installment’s theme of folk emerging from the Multiplied Art Fair at Christie’s we’ll turn our sights away from the students and not-for-profits, and towards the ‘may-or-may-not-have-gone-to-school-onces’ and ‘yeah-we’d-really-... Read More about Fairing well redux: Pu(bli)shing for profit.

Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education (2014)
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Rintoul, J. (2014). Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 33(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12064

© 2014 NSEAD/John Wiley Sons Ltd. This paper examines the relationship between art 'theory' and art 'practice' in British art education at post-compulsory level, with a focus on the ways in which theory is framed and delivered and what this means for... Read More about Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education.

Further developments in the 3D printing of self-glazing single fire ceramic materials (2014)
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Huson, D., & Vaughan, K. (2014). Further developments in the 3D printing of self-glazing single fire ceramic materials

David Huson and Katie Vaughan at the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England are continuing their research into the 3D printing of ceramic bodies by investigating the possibilities of using techniques developed by the... Read More about Further developments in the 3D printing of self-glazing single fire ceramic materials.

Issues of tacit knowledge within 3D printing for artists, designers and makers (2014)
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Hoskins, S. (2014). Issues of tacit knowledge within 3D printing for artists, designers and makers

The creative industries are directly interfacing with 3D printing technology and how it is changing the practices of many artists and designers across the globe. However for the creative community it is not possible to take on a new manufacturing tec... Read More about Issues of tacit knowledge within 3D printing for artists, designers and makers.

Digital creation of hand engraved copper plates to secure a historic process (2014)
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Hoskins, S. (2014). Digital creation of hand engraved copper plates to secure a historic process

Underglaze tissue ceramic transfer printing was first developed circa 1750 and involved the use of engraved or etched copper plates, from which a wet strength tissue paper was printed with an oxide (commonly cobalt for blue colour) the famous ‘Will... Read More about Digital creation of hand engraved copper plates to secure a historic process.

When artists become inkjet innovators (2014)
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Laidler, P. (2014). When artists become inkjet innovators

Dr Paul Laidler, research fellow at the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, explains how the work undertaken by the centre and its artists is pushing the boundaries of wide-format inkjet.

New approaches in glass investment casting: Creative practitioners researching and innovating in the field of digital fabrication (2014)
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Jorgensen, T., & Matthias, G. (2014). New approaches in glass investment casting: Creative practitioners researching and innovating in the field of digital fabrication. Design Journal, 17(3), 455-471. https://doi.org/10.2752/175630614X13982745783127

© 2014, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC. This paper describes a research project aimed at delivering innovation in a combined sphere of digital fabrication and glass investment casting. The project has established an entirely new method for creating glass... Read More about New approaches in glass investment casting: Creative practitioners researching and innovating in the field of digital fabrication.

Click, swipe, download, share: Digital artists’ publishing (2014)
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Sowden, T. (2014). Click, swipe, download, share: Digital artists’ publishing

In this article, the British artist Tom Sowden looks at some of the ways in which other artists are publishing their books digitally. From hypertext works to ebooks to blogging; artists are beginning to utilize purely digital publishing tools as a me... Read More about Click, swipe, download, share: Digital artists’ publishing.

Reflectance, illumination, and appearance in color constancy (2014)
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McCann, J. J., Parraman, C., & Rizzi, A. (2014). Reflectance, illumination, and appearance in color constancy. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00005

We studied color constancy using a pair of identical 3-D Color Mondrian displays. We viewed one 3-D Mondrian in nearly uniform illumination, and the other in directional, nonuniform illumination. We used the three dimensional structures to modulate t... Read More about Reflectance, illumination, and appearance in color constancy.

How to be a book artist (2014)
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Sowden, T. (2014). How to be a book artist

Tom Sowden is an artist and a lecturer on the MA Multi-disciplinary Printmaking course at the University of the West of England. Commissioned by Artquest to shed some light into the complexities of working with book art, this article is a vital compe... Read More about How to be a book artist.

(Non) Graphic images of violence (2014)
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Laidler, P., Mandrile, C., & Super, A. (2014). (Non) Graphic images of violence

This article is a studio conversation between researchers Dr Paul Laidler and Dr Cecilia Mandrile and artist Andrew Super.

Phenomenal dress! A personal phenomenology of clothing (2014)
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Franklin, A. (2014). Phenomenal dress! A personal phenomenology of clothing. Clothing Cultures, 1(1), 83-91

The principle aim of this paper is to contribute to the development of a phenomenology of fashion through an analysis of the roots of my relationship with clothing - and hence fashion - using Heidegger's phenomenology of Being as outlined in 'Being a... Read More about Phenomenal dress! A personal phenomenology of clothing.

A stitch in time: Artists’ books by Candace Hicks (2014)
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Bodman, S. L. (2014). A stitch in time: Artists’ books by Candace Hicks. Printmaking Today, 23(2), 15

Sarah Bodman catches up with book artist Candace Hicks as she returns to printmaking after extensive work on hand-sewn books.

Story time: Kate Bufton’s book sculptures (2014)
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Bodman, S. L. (2014). Story time: Kate Bufton’s book sculptures. Printmaking Today, 23(3), 15

Kate Bufton is known for her scultpures, but now she is exploring the representation of these works in two dimensions during a residency at Hot Bed Press, writes Sarah Bodman.

Readers and dreamers: Artists’ books by Mário Azevedo (2014)
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Bodman, S. L. (2014). Readers and dreamers: Artists’ books by Mário Azevedo. Printmaking Today, 23(1), 17

Mário Azevedo's robust printmaking and love of visual typography produces works that create new conversations, writes Sarah Bodman.

Paradise lost: The compassionate and haptic nature of Tim Mosely’s Kanage pholu wanda (2014)
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Bodman, S. L. (2014). Paradise lost: The compassionate and haptic nature of Tim Mosely’s Kanage pholu wanda. Printmaking Today, 23(4), 16-17

Sarah Bodman reports on the compassionate and haptic nature of Tim Mosely's book Kanage pholu wanda - a book redolent of the artist's relationship to forest.