Our printing curriculum is designed to introduce the fundamentals of letterpress printing, get you printing on your own and present recent technologies and alternative techniques for producing images and text on paper.
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Closed| Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
The initial class in the online Letterpress Essentials series. Learn to mind your P’s and Q’s in this introduction / refresher to the practice of setting type by hand. |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
The second class in the online Letterpress Essentials series. Great printing starts with a solid form: the type and images locked in a press bed. This class covers trimming paper, mixing ink, and how to prepare your type for printing. |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
The third class in the online Letterpress Essentials series. Understanding how type, bed, rollers and impression work makes great presswork from solid typesetting. This class addresses key aspects of getting a form ready to print. |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
The fourth class in the online Letterpress Essentials series. Putting everything together, this final session focuses on running a small, multi-pass edition and many of the decisions and complications that can arise when putting ink on paper. |
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