Flickr: C.stem: CMYK posters.

Proof positive of the power of PDF export in Processing: I have just uploaded images of 4 posters I’ve made for the upcoming C.stem exhibition in Turin. Using the new PDF export, I was able to effortlessly output print-ready files which were then finally prepped in InDesign. Using PDF has many advantages over the older libraries (AIExport, my own SimplePostscript etc):

• Using beginRaw() / endRaw() it is possible to render 3D shapes.
• Adding PDF output is typically 6 lines of code.
• PDF has transparency support.
• Using PDF with Processing gives you accurate control over the canvas size and units.

As you can tell, I can not say how excited I am about the PDF output. Thank you, Ben!

This set of posters were output as black only, so that the printer could easily output a single film for each poster. They are then printed as a single-color process, with each using one of the CMYK colors. See also the Sketches Flickr set for in-progress examples, or C.Stem: CMYK posters (Original size) for a higher-res version.