Abstract
3D printing has revolutionised various design disciplines such as product, fashion, and industrial design. However, its impact on graphic design remains largely unexplored. Despite the component word “print” in 3D-printing and graphic design’s pedigree in print, both fields have seemingly no direct involvement or overlap in development. This presents a unique opportunity to explore innovations in both fields, whether by reimagining the 3D printer as a printing press or integrating graphic design’s print-craft sensibilities into additive manufacturing. This paper investigates methods that reveal parallels between object-making and mark-making workflows, while also exploring how these seemingly orthogonal approaches can converge within a unified framework. It presents various experimental methods and strategies that interrogate the dimensional-biases associated with various design disciplines and expand the notion of “print” in relation to additive manufacturing.
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2025 Special Focus—Thinking, Learning, Doing: Plural Ways of Design
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DESIGN
