Introduction to TouchDesigner

The risograph printer is the lovechild of an office photocopier and screenprinting. This beloved machine produces bright (think neon pink), textured, and unique prints perfect for artists, designers, and illustrators. In this workshop, students will learn to print with the risograph by making a collaborative risograph zine, completely screen-free! Each participant will design their own page of a collective zine, using a variety of analog materials and methods for creating type, images, and collaged layouts. Students will learn to print directly from the scanbed of the risograph and engage in low-stakes, experimental techniques. Students will each create and produce their own unique print during the workshop. These individual prints will then be combined and bound into a collaborative risograph zine.

Instructor: Megan Irwin is a graphic designer and educator whose studio practice is centered on archival research, material exploration, and typographic experimentation. Her self-authored work explores object and place-based narrative through the form of the book. She is interested in the interplay of analog and digital methodologies in order to resist the uniformity of digital media and highlight the humanity behind designed artifacts. Irwin earned her Master of Fine Arts in graphic design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her design work has recently been recognized by Communication Arts and Society of Typographic Arts.