Cylinder Core Certificate Program

San Francisco Center for the Book’s Cylinder Core Certificate Program is structured to allow for scheduling flexibility and advanced study opportunities while offering students a comprehensive foundation in letterpress printing using a Cylinder press. This Core Certificate program offers personal attention from master teachers and access to our well-equipped print studio.

Finding details and enrolling in this program is simple:

STEP #1 - Click here to read the Program Guide.

STEP #2 - Review the schedule below.

STEP #3 - To receive a discount * either register for a 4-day intensive or register for an entire series at once via phone (415-565-0545) or in-person.

*EARLY BIRD Special: Students who sign up for a full 4-workshop series of summer classes (May through August) BEFORE April 30 may do so at the reduced rate of $640. *To receive this discount, register via phone (415-565-0545) or in-person.

Full Series Special: Students who sign up for a full 4-workshop series of winter classes (May through August, 2019) AFTER April 30, 2019 may do so at the reduced rate of $700. *To receive this discount, register via phone (415-565-0545) or in-person.

Questions? Contact us at info@sfcb.org(link sends email) or 415-565-0545.

 

Cylinder Core Schedule

CYLINDER CORE 1 :: Experience Letterpress!

CYLINDER CORE 2 :: Power of the Broadside

CYLINDER CORE 3 :: Posterized

CYLINDER CORE 4 :: Digital into Analog

CYLINDER CORE 1-4 :: 4-DAY INTENSIVE

Secondary Core Schedule

Secondary Core workshops may have prerequisites. Click on each session for prerequisite details.

POLYMER CORE 1 :: Digital Design for Letterpress

POLYMER CORE 2 :: Photopolymer Platemaking Lab

Decorative Typesetting

SECONDARY CORE :: JOBBING PLATEN CERTIFICATION

If you are interested in learning to operate a jobbing platen press, please call us to set up a private lesson.