Letterpress Short Course | Class 2: Type & Design
May 7 @ 5:30 pm
Class 2: Type & Design
Students will get an overview of letterpress printing posters using large-format wood type and the vintage iron flatbed press from the MoP collection. With a focus on typeforms, typefaces, and the elements of design, students will compose a word, short phrase, or name and experiment with layering and inking techniques to achieve a textured, vintage-style design.
Week 1: The elements of type design
Students will consider how to create their poster design using shape, color, space, form, line, value, and texture, as well as type-specific considerations such as readability and hierarchy. They will select the type for their poster from the vintage wood type in the MoP collection, and learn how to set the type so that it will be readable when printed, and decide on background options.
Week 2: Proofing
Students will “proof” their type (create a quick print of their selected elements), evaluate the quality of the printing, trial inking techniques, and decide on any changes. They will also utlise analogue composing techniques such as cutting out proofs to manually arrange elements.
Week 3: Final print
Students will create their final prints, following best practice process of locking up their composition, hand-inking, registration, maintaining a clean workspace, and final clean-up.
DATE | Tuesdays 30 April; 7, 14 May
TIME | 5.30 – 8.00pm
VENUE | Museum of Printing NERAM (lower level of NERAM building)
COST | Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Members $ 185 – General $204
MATERIALS | All materials will be supplied
Min 4/ Max 6
For 16yrs+
Terms and Conditions
- All bookings for events, art classes and workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.A minimum number of 4 students required for classes to proceed, please book and pay before 9am Friday 26 April to ensure classes go ahead.
- Please be aware that once bookings close, we are unable to offer a refund.
- If the class does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
- NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.
- Student contact details may be passed on to facilitators for communication purposes.
