San Francisco Center for the Book

This series of workshops covers typesetting and printing on a Vandercook cylinder press using metal type, wood type and photopolymer plates. You will have the opportunity to work on your own projects as well as create collaborative works with other students. You will learn advanced typesetting and press lock-up, how to print on dry and damp paper, ink mixing, multiple-color registration, and the basics of press mechanics. After this workshop you will be qualified to rent SFCB's Vandercook presses.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

Using digital files that you supply, learn to make detailed, high-quality photopolymer plates for fine letterpress printing.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

Learn screen printing at this intensive, five-day workshop taught at Mission Grafica in the historic Mission District.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

After taking Letterpress Printing on a Vandercook Cylinder Press and Photopolymer Platemaking Lab, take Advanced Letterpress: Production Printing to learn the essential skills for creating professional-quality editions of your work. This class uses both the platen presses and the Vandercook cylinder presses and covers many topics specific to printing with photopolymer plates. Topics include design strategies for good printing, polymer plate setup and production, letterpress resources and press maintenance. Students will work with the teacher to design a project for production within provided guidelines.

We'll print a variety of notebook covers on the Vandercook using type and collographs made from found items. Then we'll bind them into notebooks as a class.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

Learn easy, versatile printmaking techniques using the Vandercook press that will add life and dimension to your invitations, posters and books.

Learn to print on a press small enough to fit into almost and studio! This workshop is ideal for beginners, especially those interested in printing cards and invitations.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

Learn valuable tips and tricks on how to make the Vandercook work double for you, making the most of your time and paper. This workshop will involve traditional letterpress techniques including advanced typesetting techniques, preparation of type high linoleum blocks for carving and printing, transferring proofed form to block for carving reverse type or adding color to your work, basic type carving skills, set up and printing of multiple forms at once, and multiple color registration.

Open Print Studio is a great way to print your own projects. An expert printer is always on hand to answer questions.

This series of workshops covers typesetting and printing on a Vandercook cylinder press using metal type, wood type and photopolymer plates. You will have the opportunity to work on your own projects as well as create collaborative works with other students. You will learn advanced typesetting and press lock-up, how to print on dry and damp paper, ink mixing, multiple-color registration, and the basics of press mechanics. After this workshop you will be qualified to rent SFCB's Vandercook presses.

After taking Letterpress Printing on a Vandercook Cylinder Press and Photopolymer Platemaking Lab, take Advanced Letterpress: Production Printing to learn the essential skills for creating professional-quality editions of your work. This class uses both the platen presses and the Vandercook cylinder presses and covers many topics specific to printing with photopolymer plates. Topics include design strategies for good printing, polymer plate setup and production, letterpress resources and press maintenance. Students will work with the teacher to design a project for production within provided guidelines.

Curious about the world of letterpress printing but not sure where to start? Wondering if letterpress printing is up your alley? Get your feet wet in this introductory workshop by pulling your own print off both a Vandercook cylinder press and a tabletop platen press.