ADW 2019 Presents: UT Letterpress Workshop

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The Design Lab is a mixed-use workspace that provides a wide array of tools and technologies, new and old. A main focus of the lab is the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection, which we study and utilize with the help of a variety of analog printing presses. The RRK collection is an archive of more than 160 typesets, hand-carved images, ornaments, and miscellaneous relief printing blocks, dating from as early as the 1820's. As the custodians of this resource, a main focus of the Lab is to provide access and opportunities for students, and designers/typographers in the greater community to get hands-on with a nearly-forgotten piece of American history.

In addition to letterpress printing, the Lab provides access to screen printing and darkroom photography facilities, and a selection of fabrication tools. This wide variety of opportunities and resources makes the Lab a foundational component of any project a design student may be tackling. The Lab is an essential reminder of our history, keeping contemporary designers rooted, thoughtful, and empathetic in the age of digital creativity.

About the Facilitators:

Doreen Lorenzo, Assistant Dean, School of Design and Creative Technologies
Kate Canales, Chair, Department of Design, School of Design and Creative Technologies
Henry Smith, Letterpress Lab Technician

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Event Status
Scheduled
to
UT Art Building 2.112
Event Types
Design Center for Integrated Design