An open resource that records and archives part one of a workshop held at the end of July 2022.

Why Publish? proceeds from a space of uncertainty. It asks that we consider the urgencies, imperatives, dependencies, and stakes of publishing within schools of design; that we pause before printing to reflect on why another publication is even necessary. This workshop is rooted in the belief that why and how we publish is just as important as what we publish. It aims not only to provide students with the tools and resources to create their own publications but to think thoughtfully, generously, rigorously about the limits and possibilities attendant to printed work. Why Publish? offers students the space to be in conversation with the Office of Publications and its collaborators—modeling a supportive editorial exchange that insists on publishing as a collective project with collective consequences.