Have you ever been curious about the darkroom right here in our basement in Old Library? Challenge yourself to create a unique composition while using light as your medium and the silhouette of objects. This can be accomplished in the darkroom with the Photogram process that dates back to 1830. As designers we know how to create compositions with our digital platforms such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. We have unlimited resources at the tip of our fingers, so what creative breakthrough might happen if we limit ourselves?Bring your own (1in-11in) objects!

Workshop Leader:

Allie O'Connor is a senior in the BFA Graphic Design program with a passion for analogue photography. She can usually be found in the Old Library basement cage or darkroom.

Join Design Society for 3D Lettering! This workshop will teach the basics of how to draw/render letters in a three-dimensional space. Students will be taught primarily on paper but are welcome to follow along digitally.

No experience required!

Workshop Leader:

Bryce Walsh is a Junior at SUNY New Paltz studying under the Department of Design for a BFA in Graphic Design with a Minor in Digital Design Fabrication. His interest in typography and three-dimensional space meld together to create the graphics used in this year's branding for Design Week.

This workshop will explore miniature books, which have served as vessels for important content since the middle ages. Despite their small size, they often hold deeply personal and significant texts. They are also are easy to transport, conceal, and share with others. Students will celebrate this unique form in a contemporary context by designing and producing experimental miniature typographic books using found text (lyrics, poems, quotes etc.). Together we’ll embrace miniature book-making as a personal, expressive, and meditative process.

Workshop Leaders:

Small Stuff is a design studio based in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Founded in 2014 by Dinah Fried and Joe Marianek, Small Stuff’s mission is to engage with projects that contribute to culture, create value, and positively impact the public realm. Small Stuff partners closely with organizations and individuals in an open and participatory process that brings multiple voices and deep expertise to every project and context—across print, screen, and space. The work of the studio and its principals has been widely recognized by design industry organizations including Eye on Design, Graphis, Print, The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), The Art Directors Club (ADC), Design & Art Direction (D&AD), The Type Directors Club (TDC), 50 Books | 50 Covers, and the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), among others. Their collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative and MASS Design Group on the National Memorial for Peace and Justice was awarded the highest honors by the Society for Experiential Design. Clients have included Google, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Center for Architecture, the Equal Justice Initiative, Ripple, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others. Principles Dinah Fried and Joe Marianek teach Thesis at Parsons School of Design. smallstuff.us @smallstuffnyc

Learn how to create simple books or zines from a variety of easy, effective structures that you can make out of almost any kind of paper. We will explore:

• Eight fold - a single sheet of paper makes a book, so you can print a zine with no worries about imposition!
• Accordion fold - this classic structure has so many fun variations, including a technique to make it as long as you want to
• Butterfly pamphlet stitch - an easy way to sew up a book
• Simple book covers - can be made with decorative paper or book cloth, your choice!

You will come away with models and ideas for how to manifest your content and ideas in a variety of structures. We’ll also cover techniques for making multiples so you have more to share with your friends.

Rubber stamps and ink, plain and decorated papers, book cloth and board, and all other materials are provided.

Workshop Leader:

Jocelyn Bergen (Zephyrine Press) is a book artist based in Kingston, NY where she offers workshops in book structures, paper decoration, and collage, and creates limited-edition books and other paper-based ephemera.