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SPRING 2026
Professor Mary Banas
SMFA at Tufts

Email: When contacting me, use both my Tufts email and my Gmail

Office Hours: Fridays from 12–1pm, on zoom, or by appointment

Make an appointment for office hours:
https://calendar.app.google/fjv8YceUnWXn5AJj8
please book this by 8am on Fridays.

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Permissions doc for GRA IG is here


Syllabus:

01 Description
02 Learning Outcomes
03 Assignments
04 How We Work
05 Studio Culture
Tufts University Policies

Calendar
Readings
Tutorials (how to print!)

Review Boards: Advice

Events
Project Briefs:

Weekly Typography Collection
Alphabet Book
FrankenForm
Patterns of Ten
Typographic Poster
Sequence

Submit work:

Google Drive


03


How are assignments delivered?

PROJECT BRIEFS

Auspicious Tantra of All-Reaching Union Printed during the Western Xia (1038–1227), circa 1139–1193, it is thought to be the earliest extant example of a book printed using wooden movable type.

The Gutenberg Bible, also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42, was the earliest major book printed in Europe using mass-produced metal movable type.
What is a project brief?
In the professional design world, a designer and client usually meet and have a discussion about the needs of the project. From there, the designer will create a brief that defines what was discussed. The brief usually includes the scope of work, defines deliverables, defines audience, names the key stake holders, and important dates and deadlines. 

How do I submit assignments?
Into our course Google Drive Folder, you will submit research, sketches, drafts, final work as digital flats (e.g. a PDF) as well as photograph and/or video (your poster on the wall, showing scale; a video of hands turning the pages of your book).  You are responsible for submitting work into the folder on time.

Everything you need to know about this course is on this website—what is due, what is coming up, readings and references are linked here. Bookmark this website for your future use. It works best on desktop (not best on your phone). There will be a few occassions when I email you something, but typically I aim to document everything here for convenience and clarity. 

If you have a particular need in terms of how you best process information and require another type of delivery, please notify me by the 2nd class meeting. This may or may not be accompanied by an official accomodation request. 

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