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After our session on Thursday, we met April Sheridan and Daniel Mellis from The Center for Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College who were kind enough to invite us for a visit.
The facilities were amazing, with a whole workspace dedicated to papermaking alongside Bookbinding and Letterpress workshops. The collection of wood type which had been donated to the college was impressive and included some two-colour poster type like nothing we have ever seen.
The Center has a Heidelberg Offset Litho which it uses to publish the Journal of Artists Books, dedicated to providing a “forum for critical and creative engagement with artists’ books”.
We are pleased that the Center’s “Printer’s Ball” will be exhibiting some of the LCC Letterpress/Moving Image work later this year.
Many thanks to April Sheridan, Daniel Mellis, Steve Woodall, and all those who took the time to make it a memorable visit.
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This blog documents the journey of Alexander Cooper and Rose Gridneff as they prepare to deliver a paper at the 'Case for Letterpress' session at the College Art Association Annual Conference, February 2010.
Each college presenting are contributing staff and student work for a touring exhibition to give an overview of the different roles letterpress plays in design education.
Participating students from the BA in Graphic Media Design at London College of Communication are:
Kate Burn
Jacqueline Ford
Natasha Pia Podgoretsky
Johanna Woolhead
Alexander Cooper graduated from London College of Printing in 2003 with a BA (Honours) in Typo/Graphic Design. He has run the letterpress workshop at what is now LCC for the past six years, teaching students from across the School of Graphic Design and external groups including University of Delaware, Art Center College and Kingston University. Research focuses on the interaction between content and process, through pushing the boundaries of letterpress whilst respecting its traditions. Other interests include the graphical language of political protest and ephemera.
Rose Gridneff graduated from London College of Communication in 2005 with a BA (Honours) in Book Arts. Since graduating she has taught on a regular basis at London College of Communication, Southampton Solent University and is currently tutor on the BA in Graphic Design at the University of Brighton. Research interests include the role of letterpress in design education, craft and interaction within print.
Alexander and Rose are currently setting up a letterpress co-operative with James Allen and Elliot Hammer.
