Craft skills used in fine letterpress printing are introduced in a studio environment. The emphasis is on setting type, letterpress printing, and basic typographic design. Typography and Printing. The focus is on typographic design, editorial decision making, color and image integration, and press work. Students initiate and produce an edition of a relatively extensive book.
Emphasis is on production, with manuscript selection and editing being critical aspects.
Photopolymer platemaking processes are introduced in a desktop publishing environment adapted to historic tools and media. Such subjects as marketing and distribution of limited-edition books are covered. For those students taking the 6-hour option, a Parallel Editions book may be produced. Printing and Publishing. Refinement of typographical sensibility coupled with advanced book production experience, culminating in a limited-edition handmade volume.