Printmaking 1 Assignment

1.) Gutenberg designed a printing press with movable, replaceable letter from cast metal, making mass production of printed material possible.

2.) His refinements helped revolutionize the development of mass printing, and is still considered a cornerstone in printing today.

3.) Without the advancement of technology in the press, it wouldn't have paved the way for how we transcribe and copy images today. They're similar in that they're both transposing image and text onto multiple copies and the transferring of information. Letterpress seems as if it would be a cleaner and more accurate representation.

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5.) Gutenberg was inspired by the screw-type wine press commonly used at the time. Which is basically a pressing type machine, used to extract the juices from grapes.

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