Sunday, January 27, 2019

01.28

Grading is completed and all the books turned in last Friday and Saturday are ready to be picked up. They are in the Art and Design Office FAC 273 (Harmon Fine Arts Center). They are sitting on an end table just inside the door. The office is open during normal business hours but is closed over the noon hour. If the office is locked just go down the hall and ask someone in the Arts and Sciences Dean’s office to let you in and they should be able to help you.

If you have any problems or need to make other arrangements to pick up your books please let me know.

Friday, January 25, 2019

01.26

Final turn for all work (a maximum of 2 projects may be submitted on this day) by 5:00 PM to box in Carnegie lab, Pick up books starting Monday January 28 in room 273 FAC Art and Design Dept. Office (Harmon Fine Arts Center)

Thursday, January 24, 2019

01.25

Today:
Workday, final class. Turn in all completed projects at end of class for assessment. Don’t forget to submit a self-assessment/reflection for each of your books.

You may turn in 2 more (but no more than 2) books Saturday to allow you to finish books in progress.

You may turn in your books in Carnegie (in the box provided). You may drop books off at Carnegie until 5:00 PM.

I will have your books ready to be picked up by Monday January 28th. They will be at my office in FAC. I am located just inside the Art and Design office in room 273.

Please email me if you have any questions.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

01.24

Today:
Course Evaluations, Workday

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

01.23

Today: 
Introduction and discussion of Japanese structures, continued.
Demonstration of Japanese Multi-Section book structure. Work in class.
For the Japanese multi-section we will mainly discuss how the materials work together and how to get your book set up and then, of course, how to sew it.

This is the last demos for the class. For the rest of the time you will be working in class toward the completion of 6 books to be submitted for your grade. Remember you must submit at least 6 but you may submit more and even re-submit corrected or otherwise improved books. Remember, your highest grade for a given book/structure will be used. The only other stipulation is that the 6 books you submit must each represent 6 of the different types of structures demonstrated in class.

Monday, January 21, 2019

01.22

Today: 
Introduction and discussion of Japanese structures.
Demonstration of Japanese Four Hole book structure. Work in class.demonstrated in class.

Homework:
Prepare materials and book blocks to be productive during the upcoming workdays.

Friday, January 18, 2019

01.21

NO CLASS - Martin Luther King Holiday, OPTIONAL WORKDAY
The lab will be open during class time if you would like to stop by and do some work. Your card will not work. Enter the building on the south side. Call the phone number I gave you in class if your ID does not unlock the door.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

01.18

Today: 
Workday, Second round of projects due. (Turn in at least 3 projects)
Remember we are working toward completing 4 books by today - or 5 by Monday. If you have turned something in and I have not graded it yet I will this weekend and get it back to you Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

01.17

Today: 
Introduction and discussion of Coptic structure.
Demonstration of Coptic book. Work in class.
For the Coptic I will show you how to construct and finish the boards, join your thread, connect the covers to the first section and start sewing the book together. Depending on how things go I may have to break this over 2 classes.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

01.12

Today: 
Introduction and discussion of Hinged and Portfolio structures and Stiff Leaf structures.
Demonstration of Stiff Leaf Album book.
Demonstration of Modular Hinged book and Portfolio Case.
I will demonstrate the processes involved in constructing a Stiff Leaf Album Book, Modular Hinged Book structure and Portfolio Case structure. Work in class.

Homework: 
Work toward turning in three more books by Friday for a total of at 4 over the two weeks of class. Remember you can re-submit books or submit new versions to take the place of a book of lesser quality submitted earlier. Your grade will be determined by your best 6 books.