Screen Printing: Art, Ad, or Alchemy? covers the wide variety of uses of the world’s oldest printing technology in its modern form. The podcast introduces listeners to the people and the magic behind the squeegee. From leading-edge medical devices fighting COVID, to fine art and rock posters, the clothes you wear and the teams you cheer for, the electronic devices and new energy sources that will guide our future – it’s a screen printed world out there, and host Andy MacDougall will take you into it.
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Screen Printing: Art, Ad, or Alchemy is a arts podcast hosted by SmartWork Media/GK Magazine, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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SmartWork Media/GK Magazine hosts Screen Printing: Art, Ad, or Alchemy, a arts show with 29 episodes published.
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Screen Printing: Art, Ad, or Alchemy
Episode 31: Technology, Technique, and Travel
Apr 1, 202635 min
This episode of Art, Ad, or Alchemy takes us from state of the art in Orlando, to seat-of-your-pants printmaking on the side of a volcano in a 3 room schoolhouse. From Tito’s Cantina in Veracruz, to the biggest rock festival in Mexico. Screenprinting may be a process, but it’s also a vehicle to meet people, get creative, and have cool adventures. Join us.
In episode 30, Andy takes stock of the changes that have happened since he started writing for Screenprinting Magazine 32 years ago, and the demise of the once mighty printing industry worldwide. The changes at the Magazine reflect this, but with the switch to digital, it’s the opportunities we need to look at, not the demise of certain types of printing and media. One thing that hasn’t changed - the need for skilled screenprinters to continuously adapt their particular abilities and amazing process to an evolving world of manufacturing that not only relies on it to label and decorate 3 dimensional parts, but helps rebuild North American manufacturing capabilities in the 21st century. Print that part!
You get to a certain age, you’re supposed to retire. But some people — idiots like me — stay connected to a process that gave me a living, a good life for my family, and great experiences and friends. You can’t ask for much more in life. But one thing I always wanted to do was go motorcycling in Europe. What was supposed to be an adventure of a lifetime also allowed me to reconnect with some interesting people from my screen-printing life. I guess it’s true…you can drop the squeegee in the ink, but you can never leave it there.
In Episode 26, Andy MacDougall puts the screen-printing process into perspective using the old game, Rock, Paper, Scissors. The game elements represent INK, STENCIL, and EXPOSURE. They all must work together to win. INK type determines stencil type. If the STENCIL is bad, it’s usually the light source and process. The EXPOSURE must cure the stencil properly to ensure there is no breakdown when the INK reacts with the STENCIL during printing. All this and more on this episode of the “Art, Ad, or Alchemy?” podcast 26and companion column from the March/April 2025 digital edition of Screen Printing.
In Episode 25, Andy MacDougall interviews John Magee of Avient Inks about his long-time tenure as an industry expert and educator about the ongoing conversation on where the tried-and-true screen-printing industry is headed. Oh, and Andy wrote a song especially for you, Printers. Check out the video!
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