Image development methods, hard imaging devices, and image members

A hard imaging device comprising:

• an image member comprising an imaging pattern and a background area, wherein the imaging pattern corresponds to a hard version of an image to be formed upon media;
• a development assembly configured to provide a development agent comprising a plurality of electrically charged image particles and a plurality of electrically charged charge directors proximate the image member, and wherein the electrically charged image particles are directed to the imaging pattern of the image member to develop the image corresponding to the imaging pattern and the electrically charged charge directors are configured to screen the electrically charged image particles from the background area of the image member;
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• a transfer assembly configured to transfer the developed image to the media to form the hard version of the image.

An image member of a hard imaging device comprising:

• an imaging pattern having a first electrical conductivity and wherein the imaging pattern corresponds to a plurality of hard versions of an image to be formed upon a plurality of sheets of media at a plurality of different moments in time;
• a background area over the imaging pattern and wherein the background area comprises a second electrical conductivity different than the first electrical conductivity;
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• wherein the imaging pattern is substantially fixed to form the hard versions of the image comprising the same image upon the sheets of media.