We had the amazing opportunity to present this project in the main conferece of TypeCon2017 in Boston, MA. Videos of this will be up shortly.

The idea was to blend old printing technologies with new printing technologies, and keep things as affordable as possible so people could build off our idea moving forward.

"Mechanical diagram" of the typeface fonts, just for fun.

The name Fusion800 comes from a few different sources. ONE: It's the fusing of old and new technologies. TWO: the 3D printing process we used is called FDM (Fused Disposition Modelling) as it fuses layers of plastic together. THREE: Our goal was to

Bounding boxes were made to easily scale the type to proper point sizes, and accurately scale the various fonts of each letter accordingly.

TinkerCAD was used, again, to keep things affordable and easily accessible to anyone who wants to build off what we've done.

Keeping with the theme of affordability, machines from SeeMeCNC were used that were in the $500 range. You could easily imagine a 3D printer like that being in your home or office.

Prints fresh off the bed needed MINOR finishing work done as to minimize damage to the letterpress to practically zero.

Extra padding was needed for a proper impression.

Mineral spirits are typically used to clean the ink off wood type, but on PLA filament it's a no-no.

Baby oil and good-old soap n' water is a much less abraisive option with this material.

I'd say that humanistic quality was definitely found within the machine.

Triangle, square, and circle letterforms in alphabetical order. No, I'm not calling you a ho.

Huge shout out to SeeMeCNC ,  Reich Paper , Type High Letterpress , and the Type High interns for all the hard work and support on this project!

Fusion800

Check out a playlist of videos showcasing the processes of this project on my YouTube channel here: Fusion800: 3D Printed Movable Type

The letterpress has been an instrumental aspect of typography for centuries. The mechanical process of raised letterforms transferring ink to paper has a humanistic quality that exemplifies our senses and emotions. Movable type has seen centuries of adaptations—lead, wood, polymer and more; along with the creation tools and technologies—such as pantographs, plate makers, and computer.

We suggest letterpress printing and moveable type has untapped life yet to be revealed. Our investigation embodies 3D printing technologies to create a moveable typeface with humanistic qualities and voice. This moveable typeface explores the challenging demands of the mechanical properties of 3D printing methods applied to the creation of moveable type, its design, and printing embracing the mechanics of the machine to create a typeface never intended to meet the standards of perfection, but to embody the inherent artistic and humanistic aesthetics of the machine pushing technology to its limits to discover how human a 3D printing machine can get.

Skiba Media

In collaboration with Skiba Media, I had a really cool opportunity to take some product photography for a local company that provides products, services, and spa-related experiences to women fighting breast cancer. As someone with a mother who’s a survivor, this one hit close to home. Skiba Media went to multiple photographers in the area that all turned down the project due to various challenges this project presented, but I was excited to take them on. Over 50 specialty bras of various shapes, sizes, and colors needed cataloged, as well as multiple equalizers for mastectomy patients, shirts, tea, prosthetic nipples, hygiene products, and even headwear were photographed. All in all, 150+ photos were taken and edited.

Beast Feast 2020

In collaboration with Glenn Crockett of Dave Creek Media, I was able to edit my first multimedia product to be released as a commercial on public television, in the form of a promotional video for Beast Feast 2020. I was presented with a catalog of video footage that was taken from various sources from previous events to edit into the final package. So although I didn’t take the footage myself, I handled all the editing, including sourcing the voice-over, composing the title cards and animations, editing the backing track, color grading, etc.

Following this edited commercial, I then attended the 2020 event and took video footage to edit together a recap video for them to share on social media. Click here to watch the recap video from the 2020 event.

Product Photography

Small or large, classic or creative, I always enjoy promoting items with stunning imagery.