Brainstorming question [projects]
Jan. 2nd, 2025 03:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterI am trying to make a card for S's dad, who is very visually impaired by now.
The idea I have come up with is to basically "emboss" some text and images for him. I read that large-type monospace fonts like Courier are easiest to read, so I am making one-page card photos, where there is a photo and typed description.
But now I am pondering how to carry out the "embossing" technique. Actual paper embossing generally relies on having some sort of shape template, so I would have to make templates and then emboss, which sounds labor- and material-intensive. There's another classical stamp embossing technique where you apply a powder that sticks to ink and then heat it up, but I don't think that would work particularly well for this application, either.
So instead I am thinking that maybe there is some sort of glue-based method I could use to produce raised letters? I could probably try Elmer's glue but I'm not sure that would give the best contrast. Should I just go find some puff paint, maybe? Thoughts? Ideas? I did see that those ketchup squeeze bottles have good nozzles for this sort of application.
The idea I have come up with is to basically "emboss" some text and images for him. I read that large-type monospace fonts like Courier are easiest to read, so I am making one-page card photos, where there is a photo and typed description.
But now I am pondering how to carry out the "embossing" technique. Actual paper embossing generally relies on having some sort of shape template, so I would have to make templates and then emboss, which sounds labor- and material-intensive. There's another classical stamp embossing technique where you apply a powder that sticks to ink and then heat it up, but I don't think that would work particularly well for this application, either.
So instead I am thinking that maybe there is some sort of glue-based method I could use to produce raised letters? I could probably try Elmer's glue but I'm not sure that would give the best contrast. Should I just go find some puff paint, maybe? Thoughts? Ideas? I did see that those ketchup squeeze bottles have good nozzles for this sort of application.
