Gridneff, Rose and Cooper, Alexander and Haslam, Andrew (2014) Letterpress: looking backward to look forward. Visible Language, 47 (3). pp. 52-73. ISSN 0022-2224
Creators: | Gridneff, Rose and Cooper, Alexander and Haslam, Andrew |
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Description/Abstract: | This paper explores the value of retaining letterpress workshops within art and design schools, not merely as a tool to understand our past, but as a means to critically reflect upon our future. The benefits of teaching letterpress to graphic design students as a way of improving their understanding of typography are well documented. There is an argument for preserving 'craft' subjects including letterpress within the curriculum, as they foster immersive learning. The letterpress process is a significant teaching tool that complements, and can act in conjunction with, computer-based design education. Traditionally, workshop areas have been concerned with the acquisition of a skill, often taught through rote learning or technical demonstration. By positioning students at the centre of the process they have been encouraged to form their own perspective on the discipline. Through the examination of evolving letterpress paradigms, it is possible to question why we do something; as opposed to how it is done. |
Item Type: | Article |
Official URL: | http://visiblelanguagejournal.com/articles/article... |
Date: | April 2014 |
Projects or Series: | 6x6: Collaborative Letterpress Project |
Uncontrolled Keywords or tags : | letterpress, typography |
Schools: | School of Communication Design |
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Depositing User: |
Rose Gridneff
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Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2015 16:57 |
Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2015 16:28 |
URI: | https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/2388 |
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