Polymer Core 1 :: Digital Design for Letterpress online workshop

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November 4th, 2021 4:00 PM

  • Instructor: Lars Kim
  • Workshop Type: Printing
  • Workshop Status: Wait-list
  • Workshop Start: November 4th, 2021 4:00 PM
  • Workshop End: November 11th, 2021 6:00 PM
  • Sessions: 2
  • In-person or Online?: Online

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. 

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.


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

Workshop Fee: $70.00
Scholarships are available; please apply here.

Date & Time: Two Thursdays, November 4 and 11, 2021 :: 4-6pm

Location: Online via Zoom

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

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST SESSION.


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. 


Past Student Reviews:

"Excellent instruction and advice from an experienced expert in the field who is unusually good at explaining software programs and printing processes to relative beginners."

"Lars's explanations, demos, handouts, techniques, and screen displays were excellent.  Have the handouts live in the Adobe products was an excellent way to see way was going on."

“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!”

Online via Zoom
CA
United States