A method for forming a multi-color electrophoretic display, the method comprising: providing a solution containing microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules comprise: a shell that is transparent; and a display medium within the shell, wherein the display medium is comprised of either (a) at least two sets of differently colored particles (14, 16) in a substantially clear fluid, or (b) at least one set of colored particles in a differently colored fluid; dispensing the solution onto a substrate and removing a liquid portion of the solution following the dispensing, whereby a display layer of microcapsules is formed on the substrate; characterised in that removing the liquid portion involves: including an absorbent layer on an opposite side of the substrate from a side of the substrate onto which the solution is to be dispensed, wherein the absorbent layer absorbs a liquid portion of the solution dispensed onto the substrate, and subsequently removing the absorbent layer with the absorbed liquid; positioning a conductive substrate adjacent to the substrate, wherein the substrate is located between the display layer and the conductive substrate, wherein the conductive substrate can apply an electric field to at least one microcapsule of the display layer, and wherein the sets of particles of each microcapsule in the display layer are movable within the microcapsule by an applied electric field so as to be displayed. providing a solution containing microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules comprise: a shell that is transparent; and a display medium within the shell, wherein the display medium is comprised of either (a) at least two sets of differently colored particles (14, 16) in a substantially clear fluid, or (b) at least one set of colored particles in a differently colored fluid; dispensing the solution onto a substrate and removing a liquid portion of the solution following the dispensing, whereby a display layer of microcapsules is formed on the substrate; characterised in that removing the liquid portion involves: including an absorbent layer on an opposite side of the substrate from a side of the substrate onto which the solution is to be dispensed, wherein the absorbent layer absorbs a liquid portion of the solution dispensed onto the substrate, and subsequently removing the absorbent layer with the absorbed liquid; positioning a conductive substrate adjacent to the substrate, wherein the substrate is located between the display layer and the conductive substrate, wherein the conductive substrate can apply an electric field to at least one microcapsule of the display layer, and wherein the sets of particles of each microcapsule in the display layer are movable within the microcapsule by an applied electric field so as to be displayed. a shell that is transparent; and a display medium within the shell, wherein the display medium is comprised of either (a) at least two sets of differently colored particles (14, 16) in a substantially clear fluid, or (b) at least one set of colored particles in a differently colored fluid; dispensing the solution onto a substrate and removing a liquid portion of the solution following the dispensing, whereby a display layer of microcapsules is formed on the substrate; characterised in that removing the liquid portion involves: including an absorbent layer on an opposite side of the substrate from a side of the substrate onto which the solution is to be dispensed, wherein the absorbent layer absorbs a liquid portion of the solution dispensed onto the substrate, and subsequently removing the absorbent layer with the absorbed liquid; positioning a conductive substrate adjacent to the substrate, wherein the substrate is located between the display layer and the conductive substrate, wherein the conductive substrate can apply an electric field to at least one microcapsule of the display layer, and wherein the sets of particles of each microcapsule in the display layer are movable within the microcapsule by an applied electric field so as to be displayed. including an absorbent layer on an opposite side of the substrate from a side of the substrate onto which the solution is to be dispensed, wherein the absorbent layer absorbs a liquid portion of the solution dispensed onto the substrate, and subsequently removing the absorbent layer with the absorbed liquid; positioning a conductive substrate adjacent to the substrate, wherein the substrate is located between the display layer and the conductive substrate, wherein the conductive substrate can apply an electric field to at least one microcapsule of the display layer, and wherein the sets of particles of each microcapsule in the display layer are movable within the microcapsule by an applied electric field so as to be displayed.