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Established 2001
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Picture of Font in stick:
33pt Caxtonian -c.1880 |
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Some
printing terms to recall:
galley, key, stone, signature, stock, dog,
mid, magenta, dis, quarto, em, rule, stick, chapel, matrix,
stereo, slug, proof press, scoring, ream, spine, cast,
hickey, bone, sett off, back knife, ragged, recto, point,
Royal, ejector, quoin, wf reader spread, quadder,
calliper, line gauge, die, super caster, disser, em,
cutting rule, diecase, thin, mounting block, card, nut, mark
up, stet, leader, full point, punchbar, half tone,
folios,
logotype,
EN,
PIca Pole |
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Last Updated:
13 May, 2012
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Letterpress
Courses
The Penrith Museum of Printing is proud
to announce the continuation and further development of our popular typography programmes
for 2012. These typography classes give participants a
practical hands-on experience of the "pre-computer age" world
that was
letterpress printing.
Classes are all practical in nature and designed to provide participants
with as much opportunity as possible to experience basic letterpress
printing techniques that have been used in the printing trade down
through the ages. So if you are interested in letterpress, these are
courses for you.
To avoid disappointment, the museum committee wishes to advise those
wishing to attend one of the museum's letterpress courses that places on a selected course can not
be guaranteed until full course fees are received via electronic
transfer, or by other agreed means.
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Typography
1 Course
dates for 2012:
30 June 2012 - 4 places available
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Cost: $75
Course duration: 6 hours
Maximum number students: 4
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Poster
Course!
'A
creative opportunity' |
The museum is pleased to announce the continuation of our Typography 2 'Poster'
course this year. This popular and expanding course has been developed to
provide a more creative opportunity for participants allowing them to
produce a poster size print using some of our large collection of
antique
wooden type.
Come along and learn how to work with the different size fonts and see
your favourite quote, text or type collage printed on our Vandercook
press.
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Typography
2 'POSTER' Course dates:
17 June 2012 - 2 places available
24 June 2012 - 2 places available
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Cost: $75
Course duration: 5 hours
Maximum number students: 2
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Table-top
Press (Adana) course |
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Table
Top (Adana) Press course.
The following date have been confirmed:
3 June, 2012 - 2 places available
15 July, 2012 - 4 places avaialble
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Cost: $75
Course duration: 3 hours
Maximum number students: 4 |
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To put your name down for any one of these popular courses, please call
0435 139 203 or use the
email link to register.
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Our Typography classes are
being run to give those interested in the art of printing and or graphic
design a greater understanding of the craft of the compositor of old.
What
our students say...
"At
the Penrith Museum of Printing, you get to experience type on
a level that a computer can't provide –you get to feel the
weight of the letters as you prepare a paragraph and get ink
under your fingernails!" - Jude
Really
had a wonderful time - more than I had imagined it would be -
thanks so much for - I will be back. Amanda.
Read
more comments >
Why don't
you come and give it a try
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Learn how to:
Set type
by hand;
Proof your hand-set type;
Space lines of type to make up
your page;
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To contact the museum about the Typography
Programme please phone:
02 9673 1287 or
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