This week I have been exploring the use of resin 3d printers to be able to generate printable blocks from home without the need for other tools like laser cutters/routers etc. The results so far have been promising – producing blocks that are sturdy enough to print with regularly at a detail that allows very fine design work to take place. Most interestingly, I feel, is the ability to free the shape of the design from the constraints of it being a conventional rectangular block, as would be the case with most traditional cast or routed methods of creating a printable block. In these designs you can see me experimenting with a range of simple modular forms. The blocks are printed to be type height and are divisions of an inch so can be combined with lead and metal type easily.
These original blocks were based on the elementary shapes as defined by the Bauhaus school, the square, circle and triangle.
