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ABOUT COMMON PRESS
The Common Press is the letterpress printing studio at the University of Pennsylvania. The press is a collaboration of interests at Penn, including writing (Kelly Writers House), print culture (the Rare Book & Manuscript Library) and visual arts and design (the School of Design). The facility provides a mixed media environment where students can move between digital and manual image making, collaborating with writers, printmakers and others in the book arts. The Common Press exists to assist in teaching design and to facilitate collaborative projects across the university. It was founded two years ago, on January 17, 2006, the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth.
For more information contact David Comberg comberg@design.upenn.edu or Matt Neff mneff@design.upenn.edu
©2009 University of Pennsylvania
Visit the Common Press blog
Download the Common Press pdf here
Download Print Magazine article about lasercut
wood type here |
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Swipe File,
Illustrations by Charles Burns, ‘swiped’ from artists he admires. 16 pages, 10x7.5"
letterpress, edition of 100. Printed by Matt Neff, 2008 |
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À la Carte: Recipes from the Rare Book Library Collections
5x7"; 22 cards printed 2-sides; letterpress and inkjet; cover lasercut, edition of 40. Designed and printed in April 2009 by students in Typography. Faculty: David Comberg |
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Monsters Mind
15th Room Press
28 pages, 13x10"; letterpress, edition of 100
Images were found in
16th and 17th century texts in the Rare Book Library. Designed and printed in April 2008 by students in
Grotesque Forms. Faculty: Erin Gautsche and Matt Neff |
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| 6 Words
28 pages, 11.5x7.75"; letterpress. Six-word artist statements printed by students in Jackie Tileston’s Painting II class. 2008 |
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| Burnt Toast Vinyl LP Cover, letterpress and silkscreen. Designed and printed by Matt Neff,
Will Stichter, and Christopher van Auken, March 2007 |
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| Overheard, cards with fragments of overheard conversations, designed and printed by students in typography, spring, 2007. Edition of 24; David Comberg, faculty |
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| Typographic experiment: set the same phrase repeatedly until the type in the drawer runs out. Designer/printer:Caitlin Larussa (Haverford, ’06) |
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| Card announcing annual printmaking portfolio. Designed and printed by Chris van Auken and Molly Winston |
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| Third grade students at the Penn Alexander School on the steps of the Morgan Building with their press sheets. |
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| For the past three years students have visited and printed on the Vandercook during their studies of Benjamin Franklin. |
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| Sample printed by students in Cultures of the Book, spring 2007. Professors Peter Stallybrass and David Comberg |
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| Keepsake for Oak Knoll Fest, fall 2007. Designed and printed by Robin McDowell (Fine Arts, ‘08) |
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| Cover of Letter(s), A Portfolio of Poetry and Prints, collaborative project of Kelly Writers House and students in graphic design and printmaking, November 2006. Cover designed and printed by Lizza Robb. Edition of 50. |
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| Page from Poetry and Prints; poet: Randall Crouch; printmaker: Iris Leung; designer: Sarah Burd |
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| Back and front cover of Binding, Bound, Restricted, produced by students in a workshop with visiting artist Carolee Campbell, October, 2007. |
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| Spread from Binding, Bound, Restricted. The project was a collaboration of writing and printing with students from Kelly Writers House and the Fine Arts department. |
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| Course announcement, letterpress and silkscreen, designed and printed by Matt Neff |
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| Poster for visiting artist, Swoon, designed and printed by Matt Neff, spring 2007 |
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| Poster, printed letterpress with hand-applied graphite |
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| Broadside for poet Susan Howe, designed and printed by Kelly Writers House, February, 2007, edition of 50 |
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| 15th Room Press, imprint of Kelly Writers House. Logo designed by students in graphic design, fall 2006; David Comberg, faculty |
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| Broadside written designed and printed in a workshop with visiting artist Johanna Drucker, February, 2008. |
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| Carolee Campbell working with students to fold the printed book |
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| Matt Neff, Erin Gautsche, and Carolee Campbell preparing to print |
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| Peter Stallybrass with Zoe Dare-Anastasio during Cultures of the Book meeting in print shop, spring 2008 |
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| Jennifer Kolb, Cultures of the Book, spring 2008 |
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| Mario Ponticello setting type, Cultures of the Book, spring 2008 |
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| Laser cut wood blocks used for printing letterpress, Robin McDowell, Cultures of the Book, spring 2008 |
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| Printed and bound pages from laser cut wood blocks showing deterioration of image, Robin McDowell, Cultures of the Book, spring 2008 |
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| Recreation of sixteenth century title page, set and printed by Rachel Margolis, Cultures of the Book, spring 2008 |
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| Johanna Drucker leading a bookbinding workshop, February, 2008 |
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| 32 cards, 3x4" with sleeve, handset and printed by students in graphic design with various Franklin aphorisms, edition of 50. December 2005. David Comberg faculty, Sue Yen Chae, teaching assistant. |
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| Franklin’s 13 Virtues were subverted with other, less virtuous aphorisms attributed to him; designed and printed by students in graphic design. David Comberg faculty; Kim Ku, teaching assistant |
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| Philacentrik, the first Common Book, includes views of Philadelphia from nine contributors. 32 pages, 7.75x10", printed December, 2006 in an edition of 120. |
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| Philacentrik spread, Lynne Farrington |
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| Philacentrik spread, Elysa Voshell |
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| Philacentrik spread, Gary Hack |
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| Philacentrik back page and pull-out cover |
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| Spring Fling concert poster, 2007 14.5x20" 2-color silkscreen and letterpress. Designed and printed by Matt Neff and Chris VanAuken, edition of 250, April 2007. |
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| Type-high, a project by Robin McDowell. Laser cut woodblocks of original design. |
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| Laser cut wood type from the Everyman typeface project, designed by Robin McDowell. |
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| Printed proof of Everyman typeface. |
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ABOUT COMMON PRESS
The Common Press is the letterpress printing studio at the University of Pennsylvania. The press is a collaboration of interests at Penn, including writing (Kelly Writers House), print culture (the Rare Book & Manuscript Library) and visual arts and design (the School of Design). The facility provides a mixed media environment where students can move between digital and manual image making, collaborating with writers, printmakers and others in the book arts. The Common Press exists to assist in teaching design and to facilitate collaborative projects across the university. It was founded two years ago, on January 17, 2006, the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth.
For more information contact David Comberg comberg@design.upenn.edu or Matt Neff mneff@design.upenn.edu
©2009 University of Pennsylvania
Visit the Common Press blog
Download the Common Press pdf here
Download Print Magazine article about lasercut
wood type here |
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