Facilities

RISD graphic design students have access to an array of digital and traditional printing and photographic resources; as well as facilities devoted to bookbinding and papermaking.

Printing, Bookbinding, Papermaking

two Vandercook 219 flatbed proofing presses
wide assortment of lead and wood type
Polymer Platemaker
Wiro book binding system
guillotine paper cutter
papermaking & bookbinding studio

Photography

digital lighting studio
15-enlarger b+w darkroom
two film developing rooms

Digital

in the Design Center
pod of 4 Mac G5 towers and 11 Mac Minis
network access via Ethernet and Wireless
two tabloid Xerox color printers
tabloid and lettersize Xerox Phaser 7300 (color) in DC 301
Xerox phaser 6200 (color, lettersize only) in DC 404
8 b+w printers, (two of which are tabloid)
LaserJet 8150 (tabloid and letter) in DC301
LaserJet 8150 in DC 404
letter-size LaserJets in DC 501, 601, 704, 801
digital projectors in DC 404, 407, 501, 601, 704, 801
audio components in DC 404, DC 704
digital cameras, both still and video, are available for checkout

in the Graduate Studio
G5 Macintosh computers
software includes Adobe Creative Suite 3
Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 35mm Slide Scanner
Epson Expression 10000XL Flatbed Scanner (11x17)
HP Designjet Z3100ps GP Photo large format inkjet printer
b+w laser (letter)
color laser (letter)
color laser (tabloid)
use of RAID SanCube (for video)

making paper letterpress in the type shop