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Giclée ( / ʒiːˈkleɪ / zhee-KLAY) describes digital prints intended as fine art and produced by inkjet printers. [1] The term is a neologism, ultimately derived from the French word gicleur, coined in 1991 by printmaker Jack Duganne.
The 910-ton printing presses at the Las Vegas Review-Journal were the largest in the world when installed in 2000. There are two types of offset printing: wet offset and waterless offset. Wet offset lithography uses a mix of wetting fluids (dampening solutions) to manage ink adhesion and to protect non-image areas.
Dazzle was adopted by the Admiralty in the UK, and then by the United States Navy. Each ship's dazzle pattern was unique to avoid making classes of ships instantly recognisable to the enemy. The result was that a profusion of dazzle schemes was tried, and the evidence for their success was, at best, mixed.
Canvas is a studio album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note label. The album is Glasper's first for a major label.