Letterpress Printing
- Semester: Spring 2026
- Instructor: Michael McDermott
- Location: Art and Design Building, Room 1023
- Timing: Mondays from 10:30–1:10pm
- Office Hours: Scheduled here
Exercise 2
Wood Type
Description
Together with your group, come up with a group name and set that name in wood type. Lock up your wood type and print your group name on top of the metal type print.
Requirements
- Method - Wood Type
- Inking - Hand
- Paper - Letter (Provided)
- Print Area - Considered
- Color - 1
- Passes - 1
- Amount - 2 per person
Things to Keep in Mind
- The relationship of the group name and the individual names
- Think beyond your first idea
- Setting up takes more time than the actual printing
- Be clean and precise
Objectives
- Learning type and printing terminology
- Building set up and clean up skills
- Working cooperatively
- Building printing skills
Final Submission
- Turned in on time (2/16/26)
- Two prints per person in the group
- Photographs of one print submitted on Canvas
- All other requirements met