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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


Course Calendar: 

Today is
This course meets Tuesdays from 8:30am–2:00pm.

Tufts Academic Calendar
    JAN 20
    TYPE COLLECTION : INTRO
    ALPHABET BOOK: START
    LEARN TO PRINT ON JUMBO (link)

    JAN 27
    ALPHABET BOOK: PRINTING ON RISO, ORIENTATION WITH LOUIS
    TYPE COLLECTION 1

    FEB 3
    ALPHABET BOOK: PRINTING ON RISO, FINAL BOOK ASSEMBLY
    INTRODUCE “FRANKEN-FORM”
    TYPE COLLECTION 2

    FEB 10
    FRANKEN-FORM crit
    INTRO PATTERNS OF TEN
    TYPE COLLECTION 3

    FEB 17
    PATTERNS OF TEN
    TYPE COLLECTION 4

    FEB 24
    PATTERNS OF TEN
    TYPE COLLECTION 5

    MARCH 3
    POSTER: INTRO, RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT
    TYPE COLLECTION 6

    MARCH 10
    POSTER: R+D, 3 PROPOSALS
    TYPE COLLECTION 7

    🌸 🌸 🌸 Spring Break: March 14 - March 23, 2026 🌸 🌸 🌸

    MARCH 24
    POSTER: DRAFT SKETCHES
    TYPE COLLECTION 8

    MARCH 31
    POSTER: FINAL CONTENT, SMALL COLOR PRINTS, VISIT PRINTSHOP
    SEQUENCE: INTRO
    TYPE COLLECTION 9

    APRIL 7
    POSTER: TILED POSTER DUE, FEEDBACK FROM GUEST CRITICS, SEND FINAL TO PRINT BY EOD
    SEQUENCE: PROPOSAL REVIEW

    APRIL  14
    SEQUENCE: REALLY GOOD VERSION
    REVIEW BOARDS Q+A

    Fall 2026 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) rising sophomores and continuing first-year students in SIS

    APRIL 21
    POSTER: FINAL TRIMMED POSTER READY TO HANG, FORMER STUDENTS FOR CRIT/CELEBRATION
    SEQUENCE: DRAFT VERSION, PAPER PROTOTYPES
    WEEKLY IMAGE 12

    SEQUENCE: FINAL CELEBRATION, TEARFUL EMBRACE, ETC.


    April 27— LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT TUFTS

    May 1–8 — REVIEW BOARDS

    May 11 by 9am — GRADES ARE DUE

    © Professor Mary Banas, Fall 2025School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Universitysmfa.tufts.edu