• Workshop

Common Press Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. You will use the Common Press collection of metal and wood typefaces to create a collaborative print. Then, learn the operation of the Vandercook printing press while printing a small edition.

This event has already occurred

calendar_month
November 8, 2024, 9:30am - 12:30pm
location_on
Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
group
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Hosted by: Common Press

Letterpressing is in process

Instructor Jessica Peterson is the director of Common Press.

This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press and can be taken multiple times. 

No experience necessary. 

Registration is required. There are no seats available but a waiting list is available.

Staff Information

Resources for Staff Committees