Fall 2026

Letterpress Printing: Books and Multiples

ART 486 covers contemporary letterpress printing techniques for text and image, focusing on the medium as art.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Contemporary letterpress printing materials and techniques
  • Letterpress printing as an art medium
  • Handset type and photopolymer plate usage
  • Broadsides and artist's books design

Skills

  • Printing with handset type and photopolymer plates
  • Designing and printing broadsides and artist's books

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
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  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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