VPAS 538 Printmaking Process + Materials for the Classroom: Book Arts + Language Arts, Introductory

Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators

3 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course

This course integrates text, image and structure through hands-on projects and exercises. Explore a variety of book structures as well as simple writing exercises to consider text and meaning. Participants learn several contemporary book structures, such as accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups, to which writing is added, as well as simple methods to generate images. Projects that consider typography, text placement and handwriting are developed. Collaborative book projects for classroom use and the opportunity to develop a personal book are included. This course is suitable for those whose strength is either verbal or visual or both. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for elementary to high school students; resource materials and readings are provided.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.