FEDRIGONI RESPONSIVE// Practice Lasercutting

We used todays laser cutting session to test wether the laser cutter would destroy our fairly intricate designs or not. The practice cuts contain all the detail of the final version however the box which constrains the cut a different size on each page at the moment, something we need to change urgently now, on both of our designs.

All of the layers have cut very well. I picked a selection of layers which contained a good range of different elements in the design. This way we could see if any of the small details would be cut to thin and drop off or set on fire by the laser. This test was on library stock, however we want the books to be cut out of a nicer and larger range of stocks, so despite the usefulness of the test we still dont know for sure wether the final editions will work until we actually make them.

On another note, this was the first time I have used the laser cutters properly so its been a really steep learning curve for myself. I feel pretty confident with them now so I wont have to try and learn anything whilst producing the final editions of the book. This image shows the three layers we test cut on top of each other, giving an impression of what the scene could look like. I still think the colours need the most attention at the moment (Im going to hobbycraft tomorrow) however it is good to see the style is simple but the intricacy is also visible.

This final image is Ste's front layer. It will frame the rest of his image while my frame is still a solid line box. This brings up an interesting dilemma, where we need to make sure that our books look identical from the outside because they wont once the cover is open. We will also have to make sure the text and typesetting is identical to tie the two books together. If we can do this then the books will work as a series instead of two separate publications.