Word Search
Printed with a Chandler & Preston printing press, the word search project was a practice in leading, the spacing between lines, and kerning, the spacing between characters. After the subject words were elected, a word scramble with the correct parameters was made from an online generator. Beginning from the top row, each row of letters was taken from the 18 point Bank Gothic Condensed drawer of metal type until 225 characters made up a jumbled square. The next step was to arrange the characters into an equally spaced grid; this was done using 18 point spacers of varying widths to equalize the distance between each character and make the columns, rows, and diagonals readable. A key showing the subject words was also set and printed in a smaller typeface on the bottom third of the paper.
kerning the grid using brass and aluminum spacers
pulling and setting type from a california drawer
WOOD TYPE & PRESSURE PRINTING
“Our Heroes” was printed on a Vandercook SP15 roller press using wood type and pressure printing. By cutting out and layering several peices of vinyl, multiple levels of value can be printed at a time – in this case giving depth to a landscape. The smoke effect was created using a viscous liquid glue splotched over the paper.
Earth Day Card
The Earth Day Card project encompassed a wide usage of digital and traditional media. The imagery was developed via digital collage in Photoshop; it features open source images taken from the library of congress’ online site. The lettering was done using a traditional sign painting method called casual lettering that was later scanned and edited in photoshop. When the design was completed, it was sent to a business that creates plastic reliefs from the digital design. The relief was then printed on a
Chandler & Preston printing press.
PEdal Punx
Pedal Punx coasters – metal and wood 2 color print on cardstock – printed on a Chandler & Preston press.
