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Except on the 3rd Thursday of each month, when we have a shortened one-hour class. ([[Five Minutes of Fame]] starts at 8:00pm.) | |||
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Revision as of 08:52, 16 August 2013
What
Learn to use pen and paper for all they're worth. Make beautiful words. We'll start with basics of using a pen, exercises in making marks on the page, and introductions to forms of italic and blackletter. In later classes we'll make our own cola pens, 3D print letters, or laser-cut a letterpress font. Would you like to help design a NoiseBridge font?
What to bring
Recommended, but not required:
- An phone/mp3/music player, headphones, and a few of your favorite songs
- A ball point pen and blank printer paper
- Any calligraphy pen, markers, ink you already have
- Clothes that you don't mind getting a little ink on, a smock, or a very steady hand.
I will have some pens and paper too, so don't sweat it if you come last minute.
When
Thursday Evenings from 7:00-9:00pm.
Except on the 3rd Thursday of each month, when we have a shortened one-hour class. (Five Minutes of Fame starts at 8:00pm.)
Where
Church classroom at Noisebridge
2169 Mission St., San Francisco, 94114 (at 18th St., near 16th St. BART station).
First time visitors should read this for getting in: Explicit directions and how to get inside
Cost
Instruction is free!
And the materials are almost free--it's a myth that you need expensive tools to make beautiful letters. We'll learn how to do it even with a ball-point pen and paper. (Many banks provide such pens for free. :) However, use of traditional pens will also be covered, and a few will be available for loan during the class.
Instructor
Stan James, a longtime letter lover, current refugee from the startup world.