Print Your Own Postcard: Learning how to set type and letterpress-print
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Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. You will use the Common Press collection of metal typefaces to create a simple postcard design using words that you provide and then print a small edition on the Vandercook printing press.
Please bring one to fifteen words you would like to print on a postcard.
As this is a training exercise, there are many constraints to your design:
- You will select a typeface from 1 of the 330 typefaces in the Common Press collection. You can see a type specimen book here:
- Postcard size: 6 x 4.25 inches.
- Ink color: black
- Layout: horizontal lines
- Images: optional decorative ornaments can be added. More information about this provided on the day of the workshop.
- Paper: your choice, from the Common Press stock paper collection.
- Because this is an introductory group workshop, additional design constraints may be introduced to ensure the training is completed within the allotted time.
