book bindery

i spent four hours at north hall today working on a few books. i decided to make the coptic style. i really like the braided binding and the ability to cover my own boards. anyhow, i didn't sew them at NH because i prefer to do that at home, but here are the covers i made. (fronts and insides)

project complete

i finished my letterpress postcard project in record time this morning. i spent my 20 minute walk to north hall with my mind racing at full speeding contemplating the possible mistakes to be made or the lack of time i had to print. the second edition came out fine. it was a bit crooked at first, but after a few adjustments everything turned out fine.

viral pack

yesterday i went to student health for my second round of the hpv shot. when i was at the billing center near the end of my visit the nurse forced this purple bag into my hand.



I told her i didn't need it but she wasn't having that. i opened it later at work to find:



i had class until 8 p.m. that night, during which i had a massive headache (which i attribute to handling lead type for 3 hours - obviously i'm crazy). i guess that tylenol did come in handy.

project began

i went into the letterpress studio today to set type for my next assignment. there happens to be very specific rules for this project - 6 X 9 white postcard paper. one word in larger type, with a color of choice, and the definition of that word in smaller type, black ink. i had spent considerable amounts of time thinking about words and how i coud manipulate them in a non-cliche way. i thought about using the word space and then playing with the placement of the word on the page. once i arrived at the studio today i had a not-so-fantastic idea to use the word 'alphabet' and then for the second text have 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" in type below it. i set the type and made a proof..



as you can see this picture is rather faint. i only had time to print the first half of the assignment, and hope to finish the rest tomorrow. here it is as is though.

improved spelling

last fall i was introduced to the amazing game known to most as scrabble. the explosion of the 'application' element of facebook brought declined daily invitations to 'find out which disney princess' i am, among other things. however the scrabble application was one i could not ignore. i ventured on to the board game slowly, unsure of what constituted words, (who knew "AA" counted?, how many points a red square would grant me, and 87 point words...my god. i've since then become an avid player. perhaps not necessarily a good player, but i think i'm finally beginning to hold my own ground.