11 courses with the subject BA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BA 200Papermaking3
Papermaking will offer an introduction to Western and Eastern style papermaking techniques, including pulp making, sheet formation, surface finishes, and molding & sculptural techniques. The course will also explore the ways in which paper is an integral material of many fine art practices, offering opportunities to create singular and multiple products for a diverse range of applications. Readings, lectures, demonstrations, and field trips will enhance the studio experience. Fulfills: Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or Sculpture Elective (Sculpture students).
In this course students learn the techniques of Japanese style bookbinding, including accordion and side-stitched books. Students will be introduced to the history and aesthetics of Japanese books, as well as contemporary artists who use the techniques in an expanded manner. Emphasis will be placed on individual development of content and imagery within use of traditional materials and methods. Assignments will include observation and documentation based directly on students' experiences of living and traveling in Japan. Fulfills: Studio Elective
This course is an introduction to the process of letterpress printing. The narrative and conceptual potentials of letterpress will be addressed as well as the technical skills necessary to produce well-crafted print pieces. Students work through setting type; proper use of all the different presses in the College's letterpress shop; registration and imposition; study of the history of metal and wood type. Projects may include a group broadside, individual (announcement or business) cards, one and multicolor posters, and small pamphlets. Individual and more complex projects may be possible if time allows. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or Studio
This course reveals the book as structure, object, and conveyor of information. Students learn to create a variety of traditional and contemporary bookbindings which form a personal library of structural models. Throughout the course, students are assigned projects centered around developing and incorporating content within books. Craft and content are emphasized equally through in-class and homework projects with additional attention placed on the competent selection and use of materials and tools. Presentations on the history of the book and artists books may be supplemented by field trips to working print shops, binderies, and studios. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or Studio
This course explores the potential of paper as a material in the creation of kinetic and sculptural works. Students gain in-depth experience in the physical properties and behaviors of paper, establishing a foundation of skills and competencies necessary for the innovation of new forms and the expression of concepts within creative works. Books play a central role in the presentation of new techniques, which include: pop-up construction, classical and non-traditional origami, packaging, and a variety of historical forms such as folded maps and volvelles. Class time is divided among hands-on demonstration, studio time, and lectures focusing on fundamental concepts and the historical and contemporary uses of paper in the arts. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or Narrative Elective (Writing & Visual Narrative students) or Studio Elective
This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in book arts. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Fulfills: Studio Elective
To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
BA 350Approaching the Book3
This course explores book arts as a fundamentally cross-disciplinary creative practice, investigating the potential for "the book" as unique object, multiple, performance, and environment. Through interaction with a diverse range of physical and digital book works, readings, and discussion, students will consider how these ideas have been addressed in the past. Observations will inform the planning and realization of two to three projects focusing on the thoughtful construction and presentation of visual and textual content. Projects progress through idea generation, conceptual development, research, and production. Attention is given to the correlation of concept, content, design, structure, and material; the advancement of descriptive and critical language in the evaluation of books; and the location of book arts within the broader context of contemporary writing and visual art. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or 300-Level
Building upon the basic skills developed in Introduction to Letterpress Printing, this course will address: further experience in hand-setting type, digital pre-press and the production of photopolymer plates, multi- color/multi-pass printing, imposition in book design and editioning. Students will be introduced to alternative printing techniques such as pressure printing, and explore the use of type as a visual element beyond text. Projects will be greater in complexity, require more attention to detail, and place a stronger emphasis on good design and typography. Coursework will be enriched by the direct examination of examples of printing, and discussion of the history of letterpress printing and its uses in commerce and the arts. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or 300-Level
Drawing upon skills established in Bookbinding I, students investigate complex structural forms as they are introduced to new techniques and traditional materials such as wood, leather, parchment, and handmade paper. The mechanics of book construction and function are more deeply explored through hands-on demonstrations which focus on the evolution of book structure from antiquity through the present day, with an aim towards improved workmanship and expanded technical insight. Discussions address developmental shifts in book structure and their relationship to social and technological influences throughout history. Projects and exercises devote attention to idea generation, creative responses to demonstrations, and building technical and critical vocabularies. Fulfills: Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students) or Printmaking Elective (Printmaking students) or 300-Level
This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in book arts. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Fulfills: Book Arts Elective (Book Arts students) or 300-Level Studio Elective
To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
BA 399Book Arts Independent Study3
Advanced work in the student's major field of study, supervised by a designated faculty member. Fulfills: To be determined by faculty approval Page 23 of 91
