Misregistration

This is a magnification of what misregistration looks like in print. It results in parts of an image not lining up, gaps of paper that are supposed to have ink not having them, and some colors overlapping.

For the most part, this is an effect that printers want to avoid.

However, it is sometimes used intentionally to create a deconstructed, edgy effect. This is normally only done with things like the Punk subculture and things referencing that.

A classic example is Vivienne Westwood’s T-shirts from the 1970s and 1980s. Along with intentional deconstructions of screen printing techniques, she also used deconstructed sewing techniques such as visible seams, frayed edges, and safety pins.

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