The presence of the autotype technique in the weekly Cri-Cri’s graphic design project: traces of the graphic memory in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco

The presence of the autotype technique in the weekly Cri-Cri’s graphic design project: traces of the graphic memory in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco

CAVALCANTE, Sebastião A.; QUEIROZ, Malthus O.; LIMA, Clara S.; BARRETO CAMPELLO, Silvio

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This article provides a historical and analytical study about photograph printing reproduction in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the autotype technique. Historical and formal aspects are discussed regarding to the local practice of design, analysing both evidences of the introduction of the technique in the local industry and the photogravures present in the weekly magazine Cri-Cri, 1908.

This article provides a historical and analytical study about photograph printing reproduction in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the autotype technique. Historical and formal aspects are discussed regarding to the local practice of design, analysing both evidences of the introduction of the technique in the local industry and the photogravures present in the weekly magazine Cri-Cri, 1908.

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-077

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CAVALCANTE, Sebastião A.; QUEIROZ, Malthus O.; LIMA, Clara S.; Silvio Romero Botelho Barreto Campello; "The presence of the autotype technique in the weekly Cri-Cri’s graphic design project: traces of the graphic memory in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco", p-349-354. In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-077