This year, we stopped by Print Club Torino, the creative laboratory where traditional printing techniques meet the potential of digital, where graphic designers, illustrators, artisans, and visual communication professionals can connect and shape their ideas by exploring different expressive languages.
From April 16 to 18, 2024, second-year students in the Materials Technology for Graphic Design course led by Luisella Cresto experimented with screen printing and created Intermezzo 01, a special insert for SOUP, the publishing project of SOU, the School of Architecture at FARM Cultural Park for boys and girls aged 7 to 12.
The current issue of SOUP is dedicated to the culture of peace, addressed through conscious education, the promotion of global citizenship, and the creative process. Social justice, equality, equity, and environmental sustainability are essential prerequisites for lasting peace, and architecture and design can play a central role in facilitating the harmonious coexistence of people and communities. With Intermezzo 01, we therefore sought to convey a message of peace through graphic design.
Intermezzo 01 is made mainly using the silkscreen technique, but also includes some risograph prints.
Screen printing is an extremely versatile technique because it lends itself to a variety of media: from fabric to paper, from wood to glass. Intriguing for its materiality, it is used on both small and large formats, such as canvas bags, t-shirts, posters, or panels.
It's a process that involves several steps: from gelling to engraving the screens, from printing to binding. Printing occurs thanks to the movement of the squeegee, which, by applying pressure to the screen, pushes the ink and causes the image to be imprinted on the substrate.
After developing the concept for our project, we prepared the files for printing. The first day of the workshop was dedicated to testing and experimentation, before moving on to the actual production of the final designs over the following days.
"This was both a collaborative and educational team effort, in which each participant was actively and practically involved in the entire design and physical implementation process: a great opportunity to make tangible what is often conceived on the computer!"
Luisella Cresto
SOUP provides tools to explore and deepen creativity and design. It does so through research and writing clear, understandable articles. All written and illustrated content undergoes a shared review process and is approved by expert sources to ensure maximum accuracy. SOUP is ad-free and is an independent, self-funded project.
INTERMEZZO 01
Participants: Anastasia Sanguedolce, Anna-Diana Zavadska, Aurora Piazza, Clarissa Raimondo, Elena Cara Romeo, Gabriele Amedeo Nicosia, Gala Patti, Giulia Faro, Ilenia Maria Pappalardo, Lorenzo Dugo, Lucia Buscemi, Marie Christelle Martinez, Mario Paolino, Samuele Salvatore Federico, Sofia Azzaro, Vito Leonardo Marletta.