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This thesis is not a chronological history of a printing company, but rather an attempt to investigate and illuminate the rich heritage of Globe Poster Printing. Using the resources available to me at MICA, this thesis will serve as a means to generate a body of work based on the vernacular and aesthetics of the Globe’s American street poster through the last century. It will be based on technological research (letterpress and screen printing), typographic and graphic investigations and publishing.
This thesis is not a history of the American street poster, but rather a case study of Globe and how their work and approach to communication fits into the larger domain of graphic design. It is an investigation into the intentional and unintentional aesthetics of a physical process (setting wood type, cutting film) and a documentation of a nearly 80-year-old business.
The Ciceros have been gracious and open about their company and I want to share that story with others any way I can- though exhibitions and publications, both public and private.
This is not a thesis that will exist in a gallery for 10 days and then evaporate. It is about building a relationship between myself, MICA and Globe. It is about rigorous documentation and dissemination.
My goals are: continue to collect information, document artifacts and create work that examines and harnesses Globe’s approach to printing and design. This material will lay the ground work for a book about the company.
In a few short weeks, MICA will be hosting the next AIGA Design Educator’s conference: Social Studies- Educating Designers in a Connected World. We are currently producing materials, crafting experiences and executing some last minute visuals for what will be an interesting opportunity to discuss the field as it relates to design education. I will be part of the MFA panel discussion that will take place Sun morning as well as co-lead a workshop with the real Lindsey Muir.
The above images are of some mailers that Lindsey and I produced to inform other grad students about the conference and ways they could participate. We screen printed over books that we deemed as being “social” in nature- etiquette guides, gender studies, urban studies and one book about careers in the beauty industry.
Last April, I participated in the inaugural outing of HungUp.org, an online gallery/publication/freakout. It was April Osmanof’s thesis project for MICA’s GD MFA. I was happy to produce a piece based on typewriting instruction and magic.
Want your fast food faster? Simply commit these magic spells to memory and cast them anywhere for instant satisfaction. Click the image for a larger view.
Participants submitted a digital file (via MassiveGraphic.com) of their favorite letter form which was then reinterpreted by the Lab and committed to paper via the screen printing process.
From the infinite to the finite.
For their involvement in the study, each participant received the letter they submitted as a 4×4 screen print. Wanna see the study in person? It’s currently hanging in the MICA Faculty Exhibition (reception Oct 2, 5-7pm). There are also a handful of uncut 24×36 posters still available for purchase.
