Invariably, we all have varying notions and memories of (our) history of multi-media. In plotting (my) history of multi-media, I recall early art & design lessons where an experience of art making left an indelible mark on me. 

Decadry – a 1980s/1990s method of letter transfer.

This was (for me) the earliest form of multi-media, together with paper collages it formed my early understanding of typography, design concepts, and art (making) principles. 

 

The somewhat therapeutic process of erasing or pressing a set of letters onto a blank sheet of paper in any position, angle and even in layers altered the way I made images. It was intriguing and juxtaposed with an assortment of coloured paper formed image-text compositions that were multi-media.