Digital Textile Printing
Published on 17. December 2015
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-4725-3568-9 (ISBN)
Description
The development of digital textile printing at the end of the twentieth century has had a profound effect on the design, creation, use and understanding of textiles. This new technology - combined with advances in fabric and dye chemistry - has made it possible to produce complex images on fabric comprising millions of colours, quickly, inexpensively and in flexible quantities; a revolution that has led to a rapid increase in demand, which is predicted to rise still further.
This book is the first to describe the historical and cultural context from which digital textile printing emerged, and to engage critically with the many issues that it raises: the changing role of the designer in the creation of printed textiles; the ways in which the design process is being transformed by new technology; the relationships between producers, clients and the textile industry; and the impact of digital printing on the wider creative industries. At the core of this study are two key questions: what constitutes authenticity in an age when printed textiles are created through the combined agency of the artist/designer and the computer? And how can this new technology be put to work in a sustainable way during a period of spiralling demand?
This book is the first to describe the historical and cultural context from which digital textile printing emerged, and to engage critically with the many issues that it raises: the changing role of the designer in the creation of printed textiles; the ways in which the design process is being transformed by new technology; the relationships between producers, clients and the textile industry; and the impact of digital printing on the wider creative industries. At the core of this study are two key questions: what constitutes authenticity in an age when printed textiles are created through the combined agency of the artist/designer and the computer? And how can this new technology be put to work in a sustainable way during a period of spiralling demand?
Reviews / Votes
An in-depth exploration ... For anyone interested in the intellectual and historical associations that can be made between DTP and art practices throughout the ages, it introduces many interesting ideas. * Workshop on the Web * This book provides a welcome overview of digital textile printing, encompassing an insightful investigation of the history and theory of the subject, along with the practice and research it has engendered. A wide-ranging and engaging text that will be of interest to anyone with an interest in this area. * Hilary Carlisle, Dean of Arts and Design at Norwich University of the Arts, UK * Part philosophical inquiry, part case study, Susan Carden's Digital Textile Printing is an attempt to place this artistic process within a research framework while still providing practical instruction and history of technique... Carden describes the artists' and researchers' interests, research questions, and artistic explorations while also detailing their projects and processes... The thirteen page bibliography, listing technical works alongside books by authors ranging from Aristotle to Heidegger, McLuhan to Plato, is a snapshot of the variety of concepts. -- Amy Ballmer * Art Libraries Society of North America Reviews *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
29 colour and 11 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
719 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-3568-9 (9781472535689)
DOI
CBID181142
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Susan Carden is an award-winning textile designer and Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University, UK.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. History of printed textiles
3. Technologies, substrates and dyes
4. The process of digital textile printing
5. Art and design practice
6. Essence of digital textile printing
7. Investigating digital textile printing
8. Crossing disciplines
9. Conclusions
Glossary
BibliographyIndex
Acknowledgements
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. History of printed textiles
3. Technologies, substrates and dyes
4. The process of digital textile printing
5. Art and design practice
6. Essence of digital textile printing
7. Investigating digital textile printing
8. Crossing disciplines
9. Conclusions
Glossary
BibliographyIndex