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Last weekend I spent Saturday on a Printed By Mono risograph workshop run by Textbook Studio & SAVWO. I brought along my design for PRINT FORWARD to work with, and chose blue, black and orange as my 3 colours. I was extremely happy with the result! 

I saved a few prints to be 'winter trees' and the rest had the 3rd layer of colour making the 'autumn leaves' or 'summer fruit'.

Video by George Haydock and Matthew Rowlands of Generic Greeting Collective [email protected] Titles by Will Berry

Unfortunately I've had loads of other meetings and work and not been able to fully give my attention to this but I'm glad to have been a part of it and enjoyed photographing the masses of work coming out from it.

I've also enjoyed generally being able to just do what I wanted without any brief to take. It's given me some ideas towards potential final projects for my NMP as I want to look at possibly doing one off zines for a week and the resulting outcomes.

I wont be able to attend the launch either tonight but will try and pop down over the weekend after work if possible. If not I'm sure I'll find plenty of photos to retweet and spread the word.

video by George Haydock & Matt Rowlands of Generic Greeting Collective.

'Edition' a collaborative project with DR.ME, SAVWO and the University of Salford

DR.ME and SAVWO are some of the most prolific and highly regarded members of Manchester's young design scene. With an impressive and growing list of clients from Umbro to Manchester International Festival their left field approach has record labels and bands clambering for their wares in a city well used to receiving international acclaim for it's creative energy.

Designers Ryan Doyle (DR), Mark Edwards (ME) and Designer/Printmaker and University of Salford Artist in Residence John Powell-Powell Jones (SAVWO), were inspired to create the 'Edition' project by Screen prints produced by master printers from the Manchester Print Workshop in the 70s and 80s held in the University of Salford's art collection.

'Edition' brings together the DR.ME and SAVWO studios in a disused space in the centre of Manchester. For a two week period, 'Edition' will become a powerhouse for 'new work for work's sake', creating prints, zines, drawings, paintings, postcards etc in limited runs. They will be joined by design and illustration students from the University of Salford who will be working alongside them.

Current BA (Hons) Graphic Design students are collaborating with prolific Manchester based studios DR.ME and SAVWO on a live project, Edition, resulting in workshop based activities followed by a three day pop-up exhibition.

For the last two weeks, a disused space in the centre of Manchester has become a temporary powerhouse studio, as the students work alongside the design studios to produce a flurry of prints, zines, drawings, paintings and postcards all in limited runs. Using Manchester Print Workshop screen prints from the 1970s and 80s as a key influence, the finished works will be on show and for sale to the public at 4B Piccadilly Place between Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd February.

Edition curator, and University of Salford Events Officer, Kit Turner said: “It’s great that Edition brings a new perspective on the collection of screen prints held at the University, and the collaboration between young Manchester designers and students has produced some amazing work.”

Instead of posting every single picture up on here I thought it would be easier to create an album on facebook for everyone to look at. 

With the weather and accident chaos resulting in most trains being delayed or cancelled I've only managed to get to the workshop 2/5 days but would have loved to been there longer.

The next few days are the last before the actual exhibiting of the final work in the space and will be quite busy I imagine to after snapping some more I'll work on selecting and editing the images into a final collection of the 2 week workshop.