This is a two session online workshop.

Formerly an in-person workshop, the Digital Design for Letterpress class has moved online.

This course is intended for designers, illustrators, or printers who would like to improve their design and pre-press skills for letterpress. We will explore foundational print design concepts and how they translate to the letterpress process.

The following technical topics will be reviewed: editing raster and vector images in Photoshop and Illustrator; scanning photographic images and calligraphy and converting them into vector files; printing multiple colors, including overprinting; and basic principles of digital typography and the composition of images and text together in InDesign.

A useful pre-flight guide for film and photopolymer plate production will be provided for students. 

The workshop is split into two online sessions, with some homework given for the intervening week.

Students may then apply their new skills by preparing digital art files for film and plate production for the Polymer Core 2 :: Photopolymer Platemaking class offered in person only at SFCB.

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Materials to Bring: Computer with Adobe CS or CC software.

Workshop Fee (includes $5 materials fee): $70.00

Date & Time:  Two Tuesdays, August 3 and 10, 2021:: 4-6pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY AUGUST 2.

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About the Instructor | Lars Kim

Lars Kim is a designer and printmaker based in Portland. After completing studies at Bryn Mawr College and the University of Copenhagen, she worked in architecture and new media before managing production at Logos Graphics in San Francisco, where she spent 13 years mastering letterpress, offset and screen printing, intaglio, bookbinding as well as western and eastern styles of papermaking. Since then, she has deepened her passion for East Asian typography and sacred arts along the Silk Road as an independent researcher and educator. Lars currently serves on the advisory council for the Holes in the Wall Collective and co-founded Hanji Edition, a limited edition fine art series featuring Korean handmade paper. Her own work can be found in both private and public collections across the United States. 

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Past Student Reviews:

[What did you like most about this workshop?] “Everything.”

[What did you find most valuable about the workshop?] “Lars's understanding of the process and ability to teach it.”

“I like how well organized it was. Lars had examples already prepared for us to view of everything she discussed.”

“I learned so much, I can't wait for part 2 of this class!”