The downside of simply saying inkjet is that there have been many bad
ones around, usually what the buyers are used to making themselves and
they certainly have no respect for what comes out of their own printers
or what they get at Stinkos (that's Staples and Kinkos all wrapped up).
A giclée simply means an inkjet that meets certain criteria or minimum
standards for fine art. I have no problem with the term if that's what
people call them to differentiate them from simple inkjets.
All giclées are inkjets but all inkets are not giclées. I couldn't care
less about the colloquial meaning of the word, squirt, ejaculate or
whatever, but in this industry it does mean that it meets a higher
standard than just inkjet. Pigment on whatever doesn't tell us much
either. Not all pigments are equal either. Some have dyes in them and
some dyes are better and longer lasting than some pigments. Possibly a
term like "giclée pigment on canvas or whatever" would tell us the most
becuase it doesn't only describe the content but also the process and
its intent.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cort Anderson" >
I explained giclee was simply another name for inkjet. I left her
standing there with a look of disappointment.
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