Printed article

Abstract

A printed article (1) comprises a substrate (2) and an image (3) printed on the substrate. The image includes line art (4) comprises conductive ink. The image includes representations of at least two items (61, 62) which overlap such that line art of a first item is joined at least one point (71) to line art of a second item.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a printed matter. Background technique [0002] Electronic components can be incorporated into printed matter such as books and greeting cards. The interconnection between different electronic components can be achieved using conductive tracks. For example, a conductive path may be laid under, over, or beside an image printed on the article. [0003] The laying of the conductive paths can be difficult. For example, non-conductive inks do not print well on top of conductive inks, and vice versa, so conductive paths may need to run around the image rather than over it. Even if a conductive path is laid over the image, the presence of the conductive path may spoil the appearance of the print. Contents of the invention [0004] A first aspect of the present invention provides a printed matter comprising a substrate and an image printed on said substrate, wherein said image comprises a line art comprising conductive ink, said ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] Laying of conductive paths can be difficult

For example, non-conductive inks do not print well on top of conductive inks and vice versa, so conductive paths may need to be run around the image rather than on top of it

Even if a conductive path is laid over the image, the presence of the conductive path may spoil the appearance of the print

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