Haskell Island Woodcut and Letterpress Book

Authors

Adrian Tidd, Brigham Young University
Linda Reynolds, Brigham Young University

Keywords

woodcut, letterpress book, printing, illustration medium

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Design

Abstract

When the word printing is used nowadays, it generally refers to the act of sending a file via computer to a machine that sprays ink onto cheap office paper. The result of such printing is plain white paper with imagery or text laid out in a pattern of small ink dots. There is no human element or quality in this process and the result is mediocre; even if quality paper is used, there is no character in the final outcome and the ink typically rubs off with very little effort. The project I proposed was to explore older methods of printing while writing, designing and self-publishing a book about an island off the coast of Maine.

Recommended Citation

Tidd, Adrian and Reynolds, Linda (2017) "Haskell Island Woodcut and Letterpress Book," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017: Iss. 1, Article 130.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/130