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My third CD was an archival reproduction of a classic 1970's fanzine published by one of the big names of the time. I used an older piece of inked artwork for the jewel case cover, using Photoshop to colour it.
By the way, the oddly shaped space ship is actually a mimeograph machine. The mimeo was king of fanzine duplication for something like 40 years. It was a folk art, whose principle advantage was cheapness. It was mastered fairly easily, but could be as challenging as you chose to make it. Some fanzines were mimeo'd in several colours, with illustrations and elaborate layouts.
The object in free fall in front of the bridge is the classical design for the Hugo award.
By the way, the oddly shaped space ship is actually a mimeograph machine. The mimeo was king of fanzine duplication for something like 40 years. It was a folk art, whose principle advantage was cheapness. It was mastered fairly easily, but could be as challenging as you chose to make it. Some fanzines were mimeo'd in several colours, with illustrations and elaborate layouts.
The object in free fall in front of the bridge is the classical design for the Hugo award.
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Ditto is a little different, though it works in a similar mechanical way. With mimeo, ink is spread over felt rollers onto the main drum. The ink then squeezes through a typed wax stencil, stretched over the drum. With a ditto duplicator, the stencil over the drum is solid, and the type on it is a pesistent dye. A solvent is applied to the stenci by pad (I think), and a small amount of dye is transfered to paper passing through. Dittos were the other means of choice for fanzine publishers for about 40 years, gradually disappearing from use through the 70's.
There's also hectography. Don't ask.
There's also hectography. Don't ask.
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