09/15/2016
Getting prepped for tomorrow's activity fair!
Princeton University Letterpress Club
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Official page for the Princeton University Letterpress Club, founded in Fall 2014, located The club president and founder is currently Eric Li '17.
Letterpress printing is a movable type printing process invented by Gutenberg in the 15th century that the majority of publications were printed using until the second half of the 20th century. Under the supervision of David Sellers, a printer in Hopewell NJ, we hope to produce several major works each academic year. These works include broadsides and posters of quotes and poetry that can be hung
09/15/2016
12/12/2015
How font-astic!
09/03/2015
Princeton University - Video feature: 'A Study in Type' In class and in their spare time, Princeton University students are learning the art of letterpress printing in the typography studio at the Lewis Center for the Arts. Above, students look at lines of type in different styles, including serif, serif italics and sans serif.
04/26/2015
As the weeks go by, we refine our broadside, a showcase of the different font types available in the workshop, ranging from Caslon to Garamond to Arrighi.
04/26/2015
The group studies one of the proofs of the current project- proofs are important for visually spotting mistakes!
04/26/2015
The letters b and d can be quite similar....
04/26/2015
Working with the press is always a great deal of fun- here Kelly makes sure none of the movable type is protruding.
04/26/2015
Two of our members tackle the production of a colophon for our 'Study in Type'. A colophon is a short paragraph containing information about the publication being printed.
Welcome to the new Princeton University Letterpress Club page! Join us here to learn about the fun activities we will be getting up to!
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185 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ
08544