Digital BW, The Print

Thank you, David, for the most excellent history of using the word "Giclee"
as an "upscale" word for inkjet prints ;-)

Regards,

Austin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David R. Spielman [mailto:david@...]
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 1:02 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] the definition of a Giclee print.
>
>
> Steven,
>
> Gicl\ufffde \ufffd A word with Many Meanings
> Associated with the history of inkjet technology is the word, \ufffdGicl\ufffde\ufffd
> (pronounced 'zhee-clay'). This word is derived from the French word
> 'gicleur' meaning 'nozzle' and 'gicler' which is the verb 'to spray',
> meaning spraying nozzle or the spraying of ink. The word Gicl\ufffde was coined
> by Jack Duganne in 1991. At the time, Duganne was the studio
> manager at Nash
> Editions, a southern California digital printing company that
> pioneered the
> use of the newly introduced IRIS printer. For many, the word
> Gicl\ufffde and the
> IRIS have become synonymous, for others it more broadly refers to inkjet
> printing in general. To have a more consistent terminology, I suggest that
> the term Gicl\ufffde should be applied to reproductions of artwork originally
> created by the use of another medium, such as oil painting, watercolor, or
> pastel, and that 'digital inkjet' be used for artworks intended for, and
> finally created by the use of a computer and digital print technology.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> David R. Spielman
>