Printing Process Stages on “The Silent Worker” newspaper cover
Date
Credits
- New Jersey School for Deaf-Mutes Producer
Techniques
- printing 438
Locations Made
The Silent Worker was a popular national newspaper among the deaf population that was originally known as the Deaf Mute Times which continued from 1889–1929. It started the success of more papers made by and for deaf people.
It features scenes of students working on setting type, rolling the press, or books and scrolls. The papers had embellishments and illustrations that were significant to design since it alludes to deaf language and culture with printing. It signified the convergence of the two themes and showcased a lot of articles written by deaf authors. The printing of these papers highlighted and brought light to the abilities and achievements of the deaf community in the industry and advocated for the use of American Sign Language in schools. It helped support the expansion of academics and gave deaf people incentive and instruction on trade and living in the hearing world.
