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What is Print Gocco?

Paper Model, B6 Booklet, Risograph animation

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects

2026

What is Print Gocco? is a series of research-led exploration of a self-contained household screen printer, Print Gocco, and its significance in the Japanese self-publishing culture.

This was created as a part of the Knowledge Exchange brief with the V&A’s Women Printmakers 1900s - Now Collection. We investigated how traditional print methods and material properties could be recontextualised or hybridised using contemporary graphic design tools.

A short risograph animation film showcasing people’s interaction with Print Gocco.

B6 booklet providing the history, culture, and significance of Print Gocco.

Motion graphics experimentation with an ASCII effect.

The life-size paper model explains the anatomy of this printer, allowing the audience to interact with its mechanism. What attracted diverse people to this printer at that time was the interactiveness - I wanted to incorporate that factor into this exploration.

Scans of the paper model.

Scans from a risograph animation.

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Saki M