• some samples of posters created using wood type
  • A participant aligning their paper on the feed table in preparation to pull a print.
  • A participant pull a print of their poster on the Vandercook press.
  • a bird's eye view of a freshly printed poster. Text reading "Coffee, Draw, Carve, Ink, Print, Repeat, The Perfect Day".
  • Two cases of wood type
  • A participant feeding their pink coloured paper into the press in preparation to print.
  • A participant feeding a sheet of red-orange card into the press in preparation to print their poster. Several participants are sitting around the press.
  • A bird's eye view of wood type on the press. Backward text reading "Buy some art to stare at in case your phone dies!"
  • Two participants going through several cases of wood type to pick out type for their posters.
  • Two participants checking out a freshly printed poster.
  • five participants around several cases of wood type selecting type for their posters.
  • A participant feeding paper into our Vandercook press to pull a print of their poster.
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brightpress

Workshop - Wood Type Poster (July 2026)

Workshop - Wood Type Poster (July 2026)

$66.00 USD
$66.00 USD
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Let's create posters using heritage wooden type and a vintage press.


THE DETAILS

Date & Time: Sunday 26th July, 10am to 1:00pm (3 hours)

Location: Bright Press, located in the Village section within Whiteman Park. Enter from Beechboro Rd (via Hepburn Ave) or Drumpellier Dr (formerly Lord St).


Explore manual typesetting and letterpress printing with heritage wood type and print your own small quote on A3 sized posters. 

Please bring an apron or old shirt you are willing to get ink and dirt on for this printing workshop.

No printing experience required. All printing materials provided.

 

About our facilitator:

Ann Ong is the owner of Bright Press. She is super passionate about letterpress printing, and even with over 14 years of printing experience, she never stops wanting to learn more about printing history, and to push the boundaries of letterpress printing. At Bright Press, Ann not only produces custom and bespoke stationery for clients using a fleet of vintage printing presses, but is a curator and educator in letterpress printing history. 

 

NB: Minimum of 2 participants for the workshop to proceed. If there are not enough participants signed for the workshop, Bright Press will cancel the event, and all signed up participants will be notified at least 2 working days ahead and receive a full refund.

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