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Comment by Julie Caves on November 7, 2009 at 11:03pm

Hi Lisa
Just guessing but I think by "doesn't blend", you might mean that the collage is hand-made and soft-edged and the digitally printed text is machine-made and hard-edged?
One solution is to alter the text in Photoshop before printing to be softer/less defined. Raterize it and then alter the photo version. The other is to alter /damage the printed text before, after or as you add it. Transfer a ghost or slipped image maybe.

Comment by Charles Brownson on November 5, 2009 at 2:50pm

Lisa Young (now months ago -- I've been away... ) Well, I never solved this problem myself. I've put my hands on some more sophisticated typesetting software than I was using but the learning curve is pretty steep. And then, if you don't want a page constructed in the computer... What do you mean by "blend"? I had a look at your page -- your work looks pretty 3D, which is another problem entirely. Have you tried making a gel transfer with Golden's digital medium? You can plaster this on anything.

Comment by Lisa Young on June 13, 2009 at 1:17am

I am struggling with getting text into my collage books. My handwritng is awful and doesn't fit; anything printed doesn't blend the way I want it to. How do other people deal with this problem? I am working on my writing. In my daily journal it looks fine, but on the collaged pages it doesn't seem to fit. Any ideas?

Comment by Robert Heather on August 13, 2008 at 1:07pm

Letterbox is a typography and graphic design studio in Melbourne that runs some very interesting public events, publishes books and develops exhibitions about typography.
It is run by a lovely guy called Stephen Banham.

Comment by Charles Brownson on August 2, 2008 at 11:02am

Marshall, I did have a look. The product is interesting but tells me not much about methods. Could we hear more? I tried gum-bichromate printing (a solar emulsion which can be painted onto handmade paper) some years ago -- the transparency can be made on a laser printer. Infinitely malleable as a process but hard to control, especially without a light table and other stuff I didn't have. I got a few nice things out of it.

Comment by Marshall Weber on July 29, 2008 at 2:54pm

I interested in multi-lingual contemporary manuscripts, alternative and experimental calligraphy, rubbings, tracing, chemical transfer and other downright weird ways to get text onto the page and integrated into the image. I am not interested in machine produced or printed texts. Visit my Organik site for a taste of this handwritten convulsion and let me know what you think, or what/who out there with similar concerns.

Comment by Robert Heather on July 18, 2008 at 11:20am

Caren - you know me I just get impatient and want everything to happen immediately - although 140 members in just over 2 weeks is pretty good...

Comment by Caren Florance on July 17, 2008 at 10:47pm

I'm sure that will come, Robert... I think the membership is really impressive so far!

Comment by Robert Heather on July 16, 2008 at 7:18pm

Caren - I know what you mean - there has been a lot of people joining the site but not a lot of discussion - except for here. Although there has been a lot of comments on some people's individual sites. Have a look at some of the members and there are some very interesting people who have joined up.

Comment by Charles Brownson on July 16, 2008 at 3:28pm

Sara Bowen -- I had a look at your website, where I saw some fine images, but still don't understand your procedure -- by "only readable is a shadow" etc do you mean readable only when the light strikes at a particular angle? Sorry if I'm obtuse. I'm wonder if I could somehow reverse things and have the image be the shadow.

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