After getting back from a long weekend in Park City, I spent Tuesday night at the San Francisco Center for the Book (www.sfcb.org) to take an "Introduction to Letterpress" course. I've always been fascinated with letterpress printing and decided to check it out for myself. The introduction course is a 3-hour foray into high-level letterpress. We did some basic typesetting, mixed some colors, and printed on the various presses.
Typesetting with 18-point font:
Vandercook press:
Sample letterpress from the Vandercook:
Printing with a photopolymer plate:
It was pretty fun and the intro convinced me that there's so much to learn and I would probably love it. I'm definitely going to sign up for more intensive workshops in the future, and I hope someday I can get the hang of letterpress!
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