Watch The Dazzling Process Of How Ink Gets Made

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Pick up any recent magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realise all that goes into the colourful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows you the artistry, and science, used at the very core of print design—the inks.


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October 28, 2009
Gadgets

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Geek Out

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