Fun & Games
Greeting Card Printing
Letterpress print your own cards from type and images in the Common Press Collection, and then hand color them using pigments from the Materials Library. The team at the Press will have several pre-set design, for an array of greeting cards related to Earth Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and general thankfulness, that you can choose from. Enjoy a taste of this great campus resource.
Greeting Card Printing
Letterpress print your own cards from type and images in the Common Press Collection, and then hand color them using pigments from the Materials Library. The team at the Press will have several pre-set design, for an array of greeting cards related to Earth Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and general thankfulness, that you can choose from. Enjoy a taste of this great campus resource.
Fisher Fine Arts Library Lower Level
Enter via Fisher Fine Arts Library main entrance. Turn right past the circulation desk, and take the stairs to the lower level.
With printing presses dating from the 1850’s to the 1960’s and a collection of wood and metal type available for use, the facility provides an environment to learn about the history of the book, to creatively experiment with hands-on analog technologies, to explore the origins of digital typography, and to use the constraints of the letterpress print shop to spark new ways of thinking about their research in any field. Common Press supports movement between digital and manual image making, and exists to support teaching and to facilitate creative projects across the university. Common Press is a collaboration of Penn Libraries, Weitzman School of Design, and Kelly Writers House.