Jonathan Cruz's ePortfolio

In Professor Caputo’s shop class we saw how binding is created. We saw what bind types are there like saddle stitching,comb,coil and even perfect binding. In the shop he handed us some sheets of paper and showed us how large trims are made in books. We even got to make our own saddle stitching which was really fun to learn.

Today we learned how the letterpress process works. The first thing we learned was the first stage of printing which is type setting. The typesetting stage involves setting movable type to form the text that is going to be read. The movable type can be any letter in the alphabet or any number set to fill a document.

The next stage is imposing of the image onto a plate. In the imposing stage the type is gathered up or image is set to be pressed on a plate. This plate can be set to any size and shape depending on what you need. The plate is then inserted into the machine so the machine can print copies of each plate.

The original ballot is on the left and the re-design is on the right

The reason why I chose this design is because of how simple it is. This design gets my message across very easily, it has my first name in a signature font at the top left corner. In turquoise you can see my last name, and turquoise is my favorite color. The “U” is cut short to show a camera lens to show how much I love photography. The bars on the top take the form of a camera aswell.