Hands-On History of Type
Event Info
This in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Tuesdays, March 26–April 23, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
- Tuesday, March 26, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Tuesday, April 2, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Tuesday, April 9, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Tuesday, April 16, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Tuesday, April 23, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Please note that registration for this workshop closes on March 25th!
About the Workshop:
This in-person workshop is taught by CBA instructor Dikko Faust.
Explore the history of 19th and 20th centuries type using Center for Book Arts very own collection of metal and wood type. From early inventions of moveable metal type to avant garde ventures in typography, this workshop will offer you a wealth of knowledge regarding the complex history of typography.
Don’t miss this opportunity to not only learn about the history of type, but also the chance to print on our Vandercook printing presses.
This workshop is perfect for designers, printers, and anyone interested in letterforms; no previous experience required!
Fun Fact: CBA’s printshop has over 300 typefaces and nearly 700 drawers of type.
Required Materials:
All materials will be provided by CBA at no additional charge to the students.
About Dikko Faust
Dikko Faust founded Purgatory Pie Press when he was doing grad work with Walter Hamady at University of Wisconsin in 1977. He taught Letterpress and Typography at the Center for Book Arts, as well as School of Visual Arts, Cooper Union, Princeton, Rutgers, and workshops throughout the US, Canada, England, and Germany. In these workshops, he also offers his services as Type Detective, identifying UTF’s (unidentified typefaces). For recreational reading, he prefers old type catalogs. He did extensive research for Esther K Smith‘s Rizzoli reprint of William H Page’s Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders &c. Purgatory Pie Press has exhibited at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria & Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Harvard University, and many other art centers throughout the world, including more than a dozen Center for Book Arts exhibitions– starting with CBA’s 5 year anniversary exhibition.
All images courtesy of the instructor.