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If you’re a creative freelancer or a small business owner, you’re probably curious how others navigate ongoing demands. Join AIGA Houston and The Printing Museum for a panel discussion created specifically for mid-career design professionals. By attending this lively panel discussion, those seeking advice and dialogue can expect to glean how other local creative freelancers […]
In this workshop you’ll learn how to construct a hardcover accordion-style book based on Hedi Kyle’s non-adhesive cover design. Students will be guided through the unique process of preparing an accordion text block as well as assembling fully covered boards without the help of adhesive! This unique structure includes a removable spine piece which allows […]
Papermaking is an engaging and physical process that you can do right in your own home or workspace. Learn the basic elements of this ancient art as the instructor leads the class through the process of preparing the vat of pulp, pulling a sheet with a mould and deckle, couching the sheet, then pressing the […]
Kathy Gurwell has years of experience in the fields of paper and printing, beginning with her graphic arts study in Paris and continuing as a Curator Fellow at Tamarind Lithography Institute in Albuquerque, NM, at the Museo della Carta in Fabriano, Italy and the Awagami Paper Factory on Shikoku Island, Japan. She has demonstrated papermaking in San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Houston, where she now lives. She makes paper in both Western and Japanese styles, working with fibers such as cotton, linen, kozo, abaca, and flax. She has taught workshops in Houston and the surrounding area for the past 20 years. More of her work can be viewed at kathygurwellhandmadepaper.com
×This class will be a hands on workshop where participants will learn best practices for choosing type and advanced typesetting, working with a grid system (and when to break it), as well as how to think conceptually with type. Students will explore and appreciate typography through experimentation. Materials Needed: Laptop with Adobe InDesign or Illustrator […]
Jennifer Blanco is a principal and designer at Houston-based Spindletop Design, a firm specializing in branding, web site, and publication design services. She is also co-founder of the letterpress studio Workhorse Printmakers, as well as Product Superior, which offers paper goods and custom invitation design. Blanco studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and currently serves on the board of directors of AIGA Houston as Vice President.
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