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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
close up of movable type being arranged on a printing press

 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.

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