Museums and The Brave New World of 3D Printing
3D printing is quietly revolutionizing the museum landscape all over the world. Thanks to this amazing technology the scientists have more possibilities and can apply new methods.
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Print Museums Are Opening Their Virtual Doors
Museums, much like our beloved print industry, can easily fall prey to becoming perceived as “old”, “antiquated” and “boring”. But with the help of 3D printing and virtual reality, this is about to change! It appears only right that a print technology now provides a chance to revive and add a new dimension to your average museum visit.
Continue ReadingThe Relevance of Gutenberg in Today’s Society and Printing World – Interview with Zvjezdana Cordier from the Gutenberg Foundation
There is no printing world without Gutenberg. His invention made the mass printing of texts possible and remained unchanged until the 19th century. We had the chance to ask the managing director of the Gutenberg Foundation some questions about the significance of Gutenberg in today’s society and the printing world.
Continue ReadingPioneers of Printing (Special Edition): The Story of a Manual Typesetter
Ever since printing and computers have entered private households and enabled people to design their own greeting cards, the job of the manual typesetter became more and more redundant. Still, the Museum für Druckkunst in Leipzig employs one. Read more about his everyday work here.
Continue Reading“We Don’t Sell Only Technology, We Sell Emotions” – Welcome to the Museum of the Printing Arts Leipzig
The Museum of Printing Arts in Leipzig, Germany, combines a printing workshop with exciting exhibition areas in order to bring the history of printing to life for its visitors. Soon the museum itself becomes an exhibit as it is has an own drupa 2020 booth.
Continue ReadingPioneers of Printing Special Edition: drupa at the Museum of Industry in Ghent
In this special edition of our Pioneers of Printing series we focus on drupa itself, because the Museum of Industry in Ghent recently featured us in an exhibition about the printing industry.
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