February 1st

Oh god. So the dreaded test is next class, that means I need to actually retain some of whats been said in class??

We started of todays class with the rest of the film about William Morris and the legacy he left behind.

Arts and crafts movement comes around in reaction to industrialization

When people rebel against something (industrialization) they need to fill the void with something

With John Ruskin, utopian ideas begin to be had, more and more people are beginning to wrestle with these large ideas. Ruskin refuted the idea of the mercantile economy. 

Ruskin-philosophical leader that arts and crafters look to

With the union of art and labor, the idea that your work should be in service of society (constuction of gothic cathedral, as an example, various people coming together and putting together their ideas and skill)

How can art and craft combine for a beautiful result?

How can we bring the craftsman back?

Most people remember Morris for his pattern design.

The original wood plates designed by Morris are still in use today for wallpaper.

Morris established the Kelmscott Press in order to produce books by traditional method.

Golden Legend- type designed by William Morris, based on Jenson

Troy- Blackletter

Chaucer- Smaller version of troy

1894- Story of the Glittering Plain- Borders designed by Morris, Illustrations by Walter Krane

In the U.S.- the arts and crafts movement associated with Bruce Rogers, Frederick Goudy

Roycrofters- take the ideas of the arts and crafts movement to the U.S. And put an American spin on it, they have a more pragmatic business model and create more affordable pieces, Roycroft movement much more pragmatic than its English arts and craft counterpart

New information is sort of lacking in this class, but the review was extensive

Since I've covered almost all of the ideas and points in my previous blogs, theres no real need to go over it all again. 

A few of the points we touched on:

Point size measured from highest to lowest

Focus on sequence and overarching themes and ideas more so than dates, remember chronological order. 

Ars Memorandi- 1470- Art of Dying

REMEMBER THE PUNCH and the process associated with it

textura- even texture, seen in the Gutenberg bible

31 line Letters of Indulgence (not something done by hand, early manifestation of Guttenberg's printing) vs Gutenberg bible

*exemplar page

Well, the movies drew on for a while, and to be honest, I got a kick out of the way the host talked, but there was definitely ALOT to hear about the life and legacy of William Morris. Hopefully I do well on the test next class, god knows I need it.