International Journal of Film and Media Arts

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    Nancy Cunard and the hours press : Parallax, a skewered angle on the history of publishing
    (Lusofona University, 2024-12-30) Knutsen, Ane Thon; CICANT - Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies
    This study aims to explore the artistic and cultural contributions of Nancy Cunard, a printer, publisher, and designer from the inter-war modernist era, with a focus on her work as a letterpress printer and her connection to Virginia Woolf. The research investigates how Cunard's printing practice was influenced by Woolf's pioneering efforts in setting up The Hogarth Press in 1917 and how Cunard, like Woolf, challenged established hierarchies and norms within the publishing industry, setting up her own The Hours Press in 1927. The study also delves into the collaborative relationship between Woolf and Cunard, particularly in relation to the publication of Cunard's poem Parallax, which Woolf typeset and published. It highlights the shared themes of their works, addressing the aftermath of World War I and the Spanish Flu, and challenges the notion that Cunard's poem was merely a pale imitation of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. The research sheds light on the misogynistic devaluation of women's contributions within the publishing industry. Cunard's memoirs, entitled These Were the Hours, serve as a comprehensive account of her involvement in printing and publishing. She sought to create aesthetically pleasing books while disregarding conventions, embracing experimentation, and following her own aesthetic instincts. Cunard's printing practice reflected a punk-ish aesthetic, featuring rough bindings, expressive covers, and typographical and visual playfulness. In conclusion, this study aims to bring recognition to Nancy Cunard's often-overlooked artistic contributions and shed light on the historical significance of her printing practice. By examining Cunard's work through the lens of graphic design and letterpress printing, the research contributes to a broader understanding of self-publishing history and its impact on contemporary artist books. The study highlights the parallel struggles faced by Woolf and Cunard within a patriarchal system and underscores the enduring relevance of their unconventional approaches to printing and publishing. Keywords: Letterpress, women in print, modernism, artist publishing
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    The written word in the design of learning spaces : workshop A Rede
    (Lusofona University, 2024-12-30) Belo, Marta Guerra; ECATI - School of Communication, Architecture, Arts and Information Technologies; Design I&D - Centro de Investigação em Design e Arte
    This article presents and reflects on the work developed in the Workshop A Rede of the Picnic educational project, part of the 7th Other Delli Week, an event for students of the communication design degree programme at DELLI - Design Lusófona Lisboa. This project proposed exploring the learning space as an informal and communitarian environment, transporting the school out of doors through the structure of a picnic. The workshop dealt with the design of natural space through the concepts of appropriation, protection, relationship and communication, in the relationship between the suspended fabric, the written word and poetry. The team explored the word (its construction, rhythm and meaning), typography (experimental work on letter design) and their relationship with support, material, and space, to create a poetic structure with six suspended fabrics. The article is divided into four sections: a brief overview of the Picnic educational project; a theoretical framework; a description of the activities; and finally, a reflection on the work process and results. The text is guided by visual references that frame the project and photographs collected during its preparation and final installation. This article was developed especially for the Typography Meeting 13 - Other Typographic Worlds, framed in the topics Art, Language and Typography, Text as Image and Image as Text, and Pedagogy and Methods in the Teaching of Type Design. Keywords: Pedagogies in art and design; design; space; typography; poetry