Course Details
Letterpress Posters: Introduction
10 May 2014
Personal Interest
Writing
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
Full Day
Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$230.00
Including GST
Including GST
Overview:
Letterpress posters have a distinctive look and feel – one that cannot easily be replicated by a computer. Join us at Wai-te-ata Press and learn how to design, typeset and print your own unique A3 poster. By the end of this one-day workshop, you will have created a one-of-a-kind artwork using 19th-century wood type.
Turn this into a weekend workshop by also registering for Letterpress Posters: Open Studio to be held on Sunday 11 May.
Target audience:
This course is for anyone interested in design, typography and historic printing methods.
No previous experience is necessary, but it helps if you have in mind at the start of the course some evocative letters, punctuation, words or even a brief quote (five to seven words) you would like to work with. Material costs are included in the course fee.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have:
•learnt basic letterpress design and printing techniques
•discussed historic and contemporary typographic styles and designs associated with wood-type posters
•evaluated successful communication design.
Course outline:
The course begins with a brief introduction to poster history, with examples from innovative, contemporary letterpress workshops, and a history of wood-type manufacturing and use. Most of the day will be spent typesetting and designing your own letterpress poster.
Course format:
This is a one-day weekend course.
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided. Participants will need to bring their own lunch.
Pre-course activity:
Bring along some evocative letters, punctuation, word(s), text or a brief quote to play with. If you bring a quote, make sure it is no more than five to seven words long (not including the author’s name).
If possible, take a look at David Jury’s book Letterpress: The allure of the handmade (Rotovision, 2004) and any other books and/or websites on historic posters. It would also be helpful to find and view letterpress videos on Vimeo or YouTube.
What to bring:
You will need to bring:
•pencils and pens
•writing and drawing paper.
Although some of these items are available at the Press, you might like to bring your own.
Please wear comfortable shoes and old clothes and/or bring an apron.
Class limit:
This course is limited to a maximum of 10 participants, so please enrol early.
Letterpress posters have a distinctive look and feel – one that cannot easily be replicated by a computer. Join us at Wai-te-ata Press and learn how to design, typeset and print your own unique A3 poster. By the end of this one-day workshop, you will have created a one-of-a-kind artwork using 19th-century wood type.
Turn this into a weekend workshop by also registering for Letterpress Posters: Open Studio to be held on Sunday 11 May.
Target audience:
This course is for anyone interested in design, typography and historic printing methods.
No previous experience is necessary, but it helps if you have in mind at the start of the course some evocative letters, punctuation, words or even a brief quote (five to seven words) you would like to work with. Material costs are included in the course fee.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have:
•learnt basic letterpress design and printing techniques
•discussed historic and contemporary typographic styles and designs associated with wood-type posters
•evaluated successful communication design.
Course outline:
The course begins with a brief introduction to poster history, with examples from innovative, contemporary letterpress workshops, and a history of wood-type manufacturing and use. Most of the day will be spent typesetting and designing your own letterpress poster.
Course format:
This is a one-day weekend course.
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided. Participants will need to bring their own lunch.
Pre-course activity:
Bring along some evocative letters, punctuation, word(s), text or a brief quote to play with. If you bring a quote, make sure it is no more than five to seven words long (not including the author’s name).
If possible, take a look at David Jury’s book Letterpress: The allure of the handmade (Rotovision, 2004) and any other books and/or websites on historic posters. It would also be helpful to find and view letterpress videos on Vimeo or YouTube.
What to bring:
You will need to bring:
•pencils and pens
•writing and drawing paper.
Although some of these items are available at the Press, you might like to bring your own.
Please wear comfortable shoes and old clothes and/or bring an apron.
Class limit:
This course is limited to a maximum of 10 participants, so please enrol early.
Teacher:
Sydney J Shep is Senior Lecturer in Print and Book Culture and The Printer, Wai-te-ata Press, Victoria University. In addition to using the large collection of historic printing equipment, she researches topics as diverse as colonial paper and papermaking, graffiti, emoticons and reading during the Boer War.
Sydney J Shep is Senior Lecturer in Print and Book Culture and The Printer, Wai-te-ata Press, Victoria University. In addition to using the large collection of historic printing equipment, she researches topics as diverse as colonial paper and papermaking, graffiti, emoticons and reading during the Boer War.