DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins
Classic Print vs. Self-Produced Print
A course by Paolo Proserpio , Art Director and Graphic Designer
About the video: Classic Print vs. Self-Produced Print
Overview
“Which print to choose? In this unit I will explain to you what are the strengths and weaknesses of DIY and traditional printing. ”
In this video lesson Paolo Proserpio addresses the topic: Classic Print vs. Self-Produced Print, which is part of the Domestika online course: DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins. Learn to create graphics for band merchandise with Photoshop and Illustrator, and apply them using thermal and transfer printing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Classic print vs. self-produced print In this lesson, I will introduce you to the strengths and weaknesses of classic printing and the Do It Yourself press. Why is it so important to self-produce at home? It is necessary to self-produce at home because in this way we are totally independent. We are totally independent in terms of money, in the sense that everything depends only on our hands, and above all we are independent in terms of time, because we can produce what we want both during the day, but above all also at night. The cool of Do It Yourself is that you can experiment, test so th...”
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Course summary for: DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins
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Areas
Art Direction, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fine Arts, Printing
Paolo Proserpio
A course by Paolo Proserpio
Paolo Proserpio is a graphic designer who lives and works in Milan. He's been a big fan of the underground music, graphic design, and art scenes since he was young. He first studied at the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio followed by the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan where he specialized in graphic design.
He worked in the fields of music and fashion during his student years and continued for a time after graduating. He now has over a decade of experience running his own studio, which focuses on graphic design and art direction, primarily for printed products such as gadgets, T-shirts, catalogs, packaging, and album covers.
From 1999 to 2009, he also worked as a photographer for magazines, webzines, and agencies, as well as MTV.it, capturing images of famous musicians and bands from Italy and around the world. Since 2005, he's been sharing his knowledge on brand design and printmaking techniques as a professor at the I.E.D in Milan, and currently teaches two courses on screen printing at the Domus Academy.
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