Experiments In Typography In The Physical Realm

During this workshop, you’ll use the tools of letterpress printing and hand-type composition to explore boundary-pushing typographic techniques with Swiss typographer and print wizard Dafi Kühne. You’ll be guided in methods of setting type and words on a page using innovative and non-traditional processes. Attendees will leave with prints they have made themselves as well as new ways of thinking about typography, which can then be applied to their digital design practices.

Dafi Kühne ( born 1982) is a graphic designer and letterpress printmaker. He studied Visual Communication at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and holds a Research Masters Degree in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, England. Since 2009, he has been working full-time in his studio babyinktwice.ch in the Swiss Alps. Kühne uses a combination of analog and digital tools to create posters for music, art, architecture, theater, and film projects as well as for consumer products. He is guided by one central restriction: “No digital PDF ever leaves the studio as a final product.” Dafi Kühne prints all his posters using analog letterpress printing presses.

Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.