Hacking Gutenberg
In Berlin, Erik Spiekermann and three other designers will introduce us to the basics of letterpress printing and typography. In a joint project in their unique letterpress workshop p98a, we will utilize the potential of historical techniques and digital approaches.
Key data
- ECTS points
- 2 ECTS
- Next start
- 18. June 2025
- Duration
- 3 days
- Teaching language
- German / English
- Place
- Berlin
- Price
- CHF 600.–
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According to the motto "The hand is the window to the mind", a workshop designed for the HGK Basel introduces participants to the basics of the letterpress workshop, typography and letterpress printing in the unique setting of p98a. Participants then work on a project to implement the techniques they have learned using lead or wood type and expand on traditional applications. Traditional methods are expanded with digital techniques and a risograph. A collection of unique fonts and printing techniques including the printing machines are available, as well as very competent coaching. This is preceded by an introduction to the historical background and highly topical discussions on cultural heritage and the use of hybrid methods of historical techniques for understanding design. As the above quote from Immanuel Kant suggests, sense and sensuality are inextricably linked in this unique workshop. The banal realization that knowledge can and must be tangible in design is given a perspective in the constellation of this workshop that goes far beyond the setting of type and printing. In addition to Erik Spiekermann, the three experts Helene Bunge, Lillith and Lennart Zachwieja will provide the small group with advice and support - the designer and lecturer Ralf Michel will accompany the group from the HGK Basel.
