Cards and Gifts

Chromatic Wood Type This beautifully printed typographic arrangement appears in one of the rarest wood type catalogs of the 19th century. Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c., Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn., 1874. Held in the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection.

Cards printed in color on front, blank inside. 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs with envelopes.

Your friends and family will cherish these cards, with a unique sentiment that is elegantly typeset. Letterpress printed at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, in yellow and gray ink on cream paper. Envelopes are included.

Detail from Ashikaga-hou Taihei Shuenj-no [Peaceful Feast Aspects of the Duke Ashikaga],Japan, [c1870]. Held in Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection.

Cards printed in color on front, blank inside. 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs with envelopes.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the RIT Big Shot, this card set features 8 of the 23 photographs taken in the series. The Big Shot Story At the end of the 1986-87 school year, Professors William DuBois and Michael Peres were analyzing the ups and downs of the recently completed academic year. In discussing new ways to teach electronic flash photography and problem-solving to the second-year Biomedical Photography students, it was decided that an extracurricular "painting with light" project should be tried.