Proud introvert 👤

Being an introvert comes with its own set of challenges. Being an introvert is also awesome. I'm proud of it, and so should be every other introvert.

As I just started printing classes at the local accademy, I thought it to be a nice subject to test the old letterpress there. Instead of cutting out the design with a traditional cutting tool, I wanted to try something different. Why not use a laser cutter to create the wood cuts?

I created the design in Illustrator and prepared it for laser cutting. (Remembering my stupid mistake with cutting the ‘Ik kan het’ mirror, I did not forget to mirror the image. 😀 )

I glued the cutouts together to create two printing blocks, one for each colour that I wanted to use.

Then: to the printing press!

The result

The colours didn't quite come out the way I had hoped. 🤷‍♂️

Next time, I need to:

• calculate for the width of the lasercut in the design. Even a cut that is only 0.1 mm wide, makes a big difference in small or detailed parts,
• find a way to prevent small parts from falling through the laser cutter grid. 😞

Update

The design is now also a sticker. ✨ Shiny! ✨

Any questions or suggestions? (Or keen to get one of these stickers?) You can find me on Twitter.