Typographic Printing Program 2022

For 2022, Swiss poster designer and letterpress printer Dafi Kühne‘s Typographic Printing Program is going international. While Dafi has been running the program—first in one, and later in two sessions per summer—since 2016 in Switzerland, it was about time for a change. Over the last five years around 80 participants from 20 different countries and 5 continents have partaken in the program in Switzerland. Dafi has now partnered up with Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography in Pasadena, CA, to offer winter and summer sessions in Pasadena and Näfels, Switzerland.

This year, the Typographic Printing Program will offer two different winter sessions (I–II) in Pasadena, CA, and two slots for the summer session (III–IV) in Näfels, Switzerland. Each session can be booked individually and there is no order to the coursework, as the two sessions in Pasadena and the one in Switzerland have their own qualities. Sessions in Pasadena can be booked back-to-back at a reduced total fee. The session in Switzerland is offered two times, to accommodate for different universities schedules.

Sessions offered for 2022:

Letterpress Research & Experimentation Lab
Session I, January 4–9, 2022, Pasadena, CA

Explore the full potential of letterpress printing and what it means in the 21st century, while learning new techniques and using unconventional materials such as cast plastic resin type, vinyl stickers, and more. Not just for beginners, experienced printers will also learn new approaches and experimental techniques. The class is also suitable for graphic designers with a strong interest in letterpress printing.

Application Deadline: December 10, 2021

Typographic Intoxication
Session II, January 11–16, 2022, Pasadena, CA

An in-depth talk about typographic details enabling you to develop a deep understanding of the theory and history that lies behind it. In the HMCT Archetype workshop you will work with an inspiring archive of letterpress equipment and foundry type and manually explore typographic and design history. This session targets graphic designers at any level of experience, as well as letterpress printers with a strong interest in contemporary typography.

Application deadline: December 10, 2021

Full Typographic Printing Detox in Switzerland
Session III, June 26–July 9, 2022, Näfels, Switzerland
Session IV, July 24—August 6, 2022, Näfels, Switzerland

Clear your mind and embrace the new! Full Typographic Printing Detox in Switzerland with Dafi Kühne is an intense 2-week summer program in Switzerland for international graphic design enthusiasts. This program is a great opportunity for participants to see and learn first-hand from one of the few internationally successful contemporary letterpress poster designers. After a rigorous design process, the participants will each produce a letterpress printed typographic poster printed with a variety of production tools. The summer sessions target graphic design enthusiasts and type nerds of any level and experience, and letterpress printers with a strong interest in contemporary experimental typography.

Early bird application deadline: February 14, 2021
Regular application deadline: May 20, 2021

Learn more about the Typographic Printing Program here.

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