IMPRINT — Printmaking, writing, and layout design for a book about found objects.
IMPRINT is a book about seven found objects found in Los Angeles. Through printmaking and many days of scavenging, this book dives into the story of each object, documenting the mark they left on the world.
I made IMPRINT from January to March 2022 for a book design course at UCLA taught by Professor Erin Cooney
Seeing beauty in everything.
We see random objects all the time—on the streets, in our homes, in other people’s homes. I wanted to celebrate the marks that found objects left on their environment.
For this project, I gathered some random objects and used their forms to recreate their “marks” through relief printing, a printmaking method that is similar to stamping.
Creating while leaving a small footprint.
To make the prints, I used a wonderful 3D-printed printing press made by the Open Press Project
When designing the book, my approach was to make an organic identity system using intentional grids, colors, typefaces, and materials.
Printed and bound with love.
As someone who loves printmaking and bookbinding, I enjoyed the whole process of making this book — from designing the pages to binding the book together by hand.
In addition to the main book, I created a miniature accordion booklet to display the actual prints. This accordion exists to allow for better viewing of the mark each object made.
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