The process called to mind the first time I carefully unwrapped a chocolate Santa and smoothed the printed foil out flat. Santa had looked quite normal covering his moulded chocolate form, but spread out flat he looked as though he had been pressed by a steam roller! I was deeply intrigued. I often pick apart packaging to see how, for instance, a box of tissues was constructed and how the artwork sits on the die-cut cardboard - the transformation of a 3D object into its 2D original form amazes me every time. It is literally two different things at the same time. I am currently inspecting crockery around the house, imagining how the design would look smoothed out flat, and I think I will seek out some more confectionery wrappers to unfold ...
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