Well, how about this: I got a key to the Druckwerk studio today. Druck = print. Letterpress printing is known as Buchdruck (buch = book) and, in exchange for volunteer hours (1:1) that's exactly what I'll be doing. 
Some Things I Learned At The Print Shop Today:1. If a letter in your case of type is in the wrong spot, it's called a fish (Fisch). If it belongs in another case entirely, it's called an Onion Fish (ZwiebelFisch).
2. Everyone knows about points from their word processing program. Turns out, points in America are slightly smaller than points in Europe. What?! I wrote more about this on flickr.
3. Spending 3 hours thoroughly vacuuming and sweeping up a print shop can make you sore in the haunches but is still worth it for the earned trust and brownie-points.
I'm going back tomorrow to do some more organizing, and start setting type for a business card. Check out the shop's website, if you feel like parsing through some German.
More pictures, of course.
Spring is warming things up around here, and I had lunch today by the Rhein (about a 2 minute walk from the studio) in the sun. I possibly even got a tiny bit sunburnt. And, I stood (briefly, briefly) in the river, which is full of snowmelt at the moment. Marcel, one of the printers, told me that during the summer he often walks from the studio down to the river for a quick swim. What a perfect way to take a break.
2. Everyone knows about points from their word processing program. Turns out, points in America are slightly smaller than points in Europe. What?! I wrote more about this on flickr.
3. Spending 3 hours thoroughly vacuuming and sweeping up a print shop can make you sore in the haunches but is still worth it for the earned trust and brownie-points.
I'm going back tomorrow to do some more organizing, and start setting type for a business card. Check out the shop's website, if you feel like parsing through some German.More pictures, of course.
Spring is warming things up around here, and I had lunch today by the Rhein (about a 2 minute walk from the studio) in the sun. I possibly even got a tiny bit sunburnt. And, I stood (briefly, briefly) in the river, which is full of snowmelt at the moment. Marcel, one of the printers, told me that during the summer he often walks from the studio down to the river for a quick swim. What a perfect way to take a break.
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