LETTERPRESS PRINTING: BOOKS AND MULTIPLES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 3 number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Master a range of letterpress printing techniques to complete original artwork. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Engage in creative and design thinking in the development of creative projects that include text and image. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ability to work both independently and collaboratively on creative projects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop written and visual ideas that address issues in the world around them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply problem-solving techniques needed to work with letterpress printing tools and equipment. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop oral and written communication skills and critical thinking during critique sessions of work and the work of peers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Develop creative work that is directly connected to their wider creative practices Audience: Graduate 8. Develop a familiarity and understanding of the artist’s book collection at the Kohler Art Library through research for class that will influence their wider creative practices. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Master a range of letterpress printing techniques to complete original artwork. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Engage in creative and design thinking in the development of creative projects that include text and image. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ability to work both independently and collaboratively on creative projects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop written and visual ideas that address issues in the world around them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply problem-solving techniques needed to work with letterpress printing tools and equipment. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop oral and written communication skills and critical thinking during critique sessions of work and the work of peers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Develop creative work that is directly connected to their wider creative practices Audience: Graduate 8. Develop a familiarity and understanding of the artist’s book collection at the Kohler Art Library through research for class that will influence their wider creative practices. Audience: Graduate