Print Production & Prepress — 2024-2025
Work completed through Composit Press, a publishing company operated through Oregon State University. Main job involved formatting photographic books for artists to review and operating industrial printers and bookmaking machines to produce books for public sale.
Within the Bittersweet
Mock photographic book created for Allison Grant to review. Grant requested a book that housed photographs from her project Within the Bittersweet. The main themes of the work included pollution and motherhood. I chose a white cover paired with Neenah Cottonwood paper to keep a natural feel. The idea was that the cover started as pure white, but overtime would get dirty through use, mirroring the pollution of the environment.
I developed the cover design, page layout, selected which photographs to include, and established the look and feel of the final book. I produced three books overall and was in charge of formatting, printing, cutting, gluing, and covering the book myself.
Terra Matter
A compendium created detailing Oregon State University's vast collection of scientific specimens that are used to teach students and preserve history. The entirety of the book was completed by students, including essay's, photographs, and the production of the book itself. 60 copies were produced and sent out to those who had contributed to the project.
This project involved mass producing a singular body of work. I aided the printing team and operated an industrial paper folder. I also operated an industrial sewing machine, and helped bind all 60 books together.
