Printmaking: Letterpress and Artists' Books

Spring 2012 quarter

Faculty

Judith Baumann printmaking, digital imaging, visual arts

Fields of Study

visual arts

Prerequisites

Previous college-level printmaking experience

Description

This course will focus on the history of typography and the study of typesetting and letterpress within a contemporary book-arts context.  Students will learn how to hand set and handle 50 - 100 year-old type, how to properly print and proof blocks of text using Vandercook and Platen Presses, and how to use color theory principles in their work.  In addition, students will learn basic bookmaking techniques and begin to integrate letterpress into artists' books.  Students are expected to work outside of class time approximately six hours a week in order to complete all coursework.

Advertised Schedule

6-8p Tue/Thu

Location

Olympia

Online Learning

No Required Online Learning

Books

Greener Store

Required Fees

$15 materials fee

Special Expenses

Additional $50 - $100 for personal printmaking supplies

Offered During

Evening