Fedrigoni Paper Cutting/Folding Techniques - Studio Brief 01 - OUGD503

As a form of exploration and experimentation, looking at ways of utilising paper without having to print anything onto it yet still having detail to communicate the given meaning will provide a good source of inspiration for an idea that could go further.

The above images represent a creative way of cutting type and it still being rendered legible. This could be adapted in my own practice, or to add more colour, the cuts could be kept and stuck onto colourful stock.

This is a way to use light to create type that stands out without any additional emphasis on the letters, by cutting the whole letter except the left side, it is possible to fold out the letter from the page and let the light do the rest of the work.

Another great way to emphasise letters without ink is by embossing/debossing. Pretty much all of these processes use light to create the letters in question. However, this does not involve any cutting so this could be a nice way to be playful with typesetting.

The above image would be a nice way to promote Fedrigoni's adhesive range. The letters would be cut out and stuck on almost like using post-it-notes that can be peeled off. This would be a great way to incorporate user interaction with the posters.

This is just like the previous cut-outs, however this uses a concertina fold to pull out the letters in the opposite direction. This would be much more time consuming to work out the correct letters to cut and wouldn't be realistic for extended production.

This is probably the best way to showcase paper (type) using light. However, this would have to be an image printed onto paper rather than actually being cut and used within the real world as it would be difficult to ensure the poster would be in the correct position to get the right light.