Choix de vivre
By: composed and completed by the Typography and Book Arts class and facilitated by Kitty Maryatt
Contributors: Scripps College. Press; Papierfabrik Zerkall Renker & Söhne
Publisher: Scripps College Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Claremont, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Choice (Psychology); Artists' books
Description: "The process of producing a limited edition letterpress book involves extensive decision-making. What is the overarching idea of the book? Where do we get imagery? How does it relate to the text? What kind of techniques will we use? What is our budget? When is the publication party? These questions are addressed every semester at the Scripps College Press. Since such a plethora of choices is inherent to the book-making process, and indeed to everyday life, we thought that we might focus on the act of making a decision, explore possible consequences of those decisions and even evaluate decisions that are made for you. This led us to our title for this book about life's choices, a pun on joie de vivre." -- Professor Kitty Maryatt, quated on Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers website (viewed Feb. 14, 2011).
Notes: Contributors: Bria Lambert, Carolyn M. Richardson, Anne Marie Tse, Rachel Renee Raleigh, Ellen T. Kephart, Jerimiah Gregory, Kitty Maryatt.

"Six students at the Scripps College Press immersed themselves in making a book about choice. ... 12 pt. Centaur type ... Nideggen paper ... Images were carved from linoleum blocks; sometimes acrylic gel medium was added for texture. ... The type was set by hand and printed on four Vandercook presses. ... An edition of 90 copies."--Colophon.

Rare Book copy: Number 28, signed by the contributors.