Description
How can the ever-expanding and -changing field of publishing — in its various modes and means of "making public" — be an integral part of an artist or designer's practice? We will explore this question within a hybrid studio-and-seminar structure, pursuing a line of inquiry through an expansive approach to graphic design, supported by critical dialogue. We will complete a series of experimental publishing projects that range widely in their means of production, modes of dispersion, and forms of reception — from PDFs to Risograph-printed zines to performative happenings — developing essential skills and knowledge in typography, editorial design for print and screen, digital and print production, and visual storytelling, among other areas. Publish or Perish will create interdisciplinary overlap and exchange with the Photography Elective Self Publishing Power through a number of combined demonstrations, critiques, discussions, and happenings.