Cathie Ruggie Saunders (USA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Martha Chiplis (USA School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

For the Love of Letterpress

A Printing Handbook for Instructors and Students

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Winner - American Graphic Design Award, Graphic Design USA Conveying the authors' love of the letterpress process and product, this book presents the technical, historical, aesthetic and practical information necessary for both students and instructors. The 2nd edition of For the Love of Letterpress includes an updated gallery of contemporary images of letterpress printing, as well as a new chapter of letterpress assignments from the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. Both additions attest to the dynamic and continued relevance of the media. The authors show how contemporary digital processes have expanded the boundaries of traditional letterpress. By writing with passion and experience, they indicate why a 15th century printing technology based upon crafting with one's hands, still has appeal and value to 21st century artists and designers. Whether incorporated into an academic curriculum or used for self-study, For the Love of Letterpress is a must for students who wish to learn letterpress and instructors seeking inspiration and reference.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 187mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9781350051287
• ISBN-10: 1350051284
• Artikelnr.: 52424979

Autorenporträt

Cathie Ruggie Saunders has been making letterpress books since 1973 and has 35 years of experience teaching letterpress printing to graduate and undergraduate students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Martha Chiplis has more than 16 years of experience printing limited edition books and has been teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements The Sensual, Printed Artifact The Allure The Passion The
Historical Legacy: Connecting the Past and Future Printer's Primer
Terminology and Measurement Lay of the Case Spacing and Leading Setting
Type by Hand Alignment Tying Up the Form Ink Paper for Proofing Proofing
Press and Printing Paper The Vandercook Proof Press? "The Editioning Press"
Lockup Press Operation Checking the Impression Makeready Registering
Multiple Colors Editioning After Printing: Cleaning the Press Platen
Presses (Chandler & Price) Relief Matrices Foundry Type Monotype Linotype
Ludlow Wood Type Images Ornaments Woodcuts Wood Engraving Linoleum Plates:
Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Photopolymer Laser Cut Materials Contemporary
Processes Found Objects and Other Materials Pressure Printing Split
Fountain Debossing Damping or Dampening Monoprint Hand Inking Splatter
Ghosting Backwards Transfer Floriated Initial Image Transfer Brayer
Roll-outs Stencil Creating a Concept Sources of Inspiration "Kindling"
"Winnowing" Time Management Envisioning the Object Structural Possibilities
Relationship of Content and Structure The Function of Dummy Structures
Choosing Appropriate Typefaces Choosing Appropriate Paper Choosing an
Appropriate Color Palette The Colophon Assessing the Object Envisioned
Critique Format Models The Synergy of Form and Content Letterpress
Assignments Typography Introduction to the Book Design Identity (for a
person, organization, or event) Historical Reference Advocacy/Public
Outreach Collaboration Conclusion Appendices Further Reading Glossary
Additional Resources Index