Department of Architecture
IAP Non-Credit Activity: Bookmaking with Risography
| Jan/10 | Mon | 02:00PM–04:00PM |
| Jan/11 | Tue | 02:00PM–04:00PM |
| Jan/12 | Wed | 02:00PM–04:00PM |
| Jan/13 | Thu | 02:00PM–04:00PM |
| Jan/14 | Fri | 02:00PM–04:00PM |
This course will overview the main concepts surrounding bookmaking, art books, self publishing and various printing techniques using risography, rolling press, digital duplication, folding, zines, animation and binding techniques. You will learn the basics of how to work with a Riso machine, prepare your files, how to scan negatives and assemble your own publications or prints in a variety of techniques. The workshops will be held in the Weisner Art Gallery where the ppppress is hosting a show.
The work produced in the workshop will be part of the exhibition that will be open until mid January.
To sign up: Contact Emma Yimeng Zhu.
IAP Non-Credit Activity: THERE ARE NO BAD SKETCHES / An introduction to Travel Drawing
| Jan/06 | Thu | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/11 | Tue | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/13 | Thu | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/18 | Tue | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/20 | Thu | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/25 | Tue | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
| Jan/27 | Thu | 01:00PM–03:30PM |
Workshop exposes students to a multi-media way of capturing a sense of place through an observational tour of the Cambridge and Boston area. This course operates under the premise that there is no such thing as a bad drawing. That a sketch is a tool for you to quickly capture any environment, idea, or fleeting moment. THERE ARE NO BAD SKETCHES! experiments with graphite, charcoal, water color, and ink to explore scales, proportions, stories, and perceptions of a place.
Meets TR 1-:30 pm from January 6-27.
To sign up: Contact Sloan Aulgur