- Workshop
Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing
Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press and can be taken multiple times. No experience necessary, all types welcome.
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November 13, 2025, 10:00am -
12:00pm
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Common Press Space
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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.
Instructor Jessica Peterson is the director of Common Press.
Registration is required, and opens two weeks before the workshop.