Techniques
3 techniques · 4 designs
How the stamp was printed, and what that does to the image. Each technique page opens with a plain-language explainer and a set of designs where the process is legible at screen size.
TechniqueWhat it isPeakDesigns
PhotogravureScreened photographic image in recess1930–19601OffsetIndirect lithography; the workhorse of the century1950–19801LithographyDrawn on stone or plate; flat, even color1890–19302Technique is how the stamp was made, and it is the axis most collectors index last and designers index first.
