Logos Graphics

PCBA Tote Bag

PCBA Salon: Screen Printing Tote Bags – free!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1-4 pm

Come join us for an afternoon of free screen printing in anticipation of this year’s Pacific Center for the Book Arts Printers Fair.

We’ll screen print tote bags for sale at the fair. If you bring your own paper grocery shopping bags, you can screen print a few for yourself to take home too.

You’ll have fun at this fast and easy process, and meet other PCBA members in this Saturday afternoon salon.

John Pulling a Print

We’re excited about the opening of a new exhibition at 1:AM Gallery tonight! For this special exhibition, we collaborated with Brian Goggin to screen print various images of his Defenestration project.

Please come by the opening this evening to see the multi-color prints, meet the artist and support a great local cause! There will be live music and performances this evening too. Doors open at 6 pm.

1:AM Gallery
1000 Howard Street (@ 6th Street)
San Francisco, CA

Defenestration Screen Print

Defenestration Screen Print

Defenestration Screen Print

Defenestration Screen Print

Here is our Winter and Spring 2010 Salon and Class schedule. Salons are free and open to the public, and classes require registration and payment of fees via Paypal or check. All events are held at our studio in San Francisco. For more information or to sign up, please send us an email!

Intaglio Plate

Intaglio Salon – free!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
2 – 4:30 pm

Come witness the beauty of intaglio! We will explore large-scale printmaking using our Sturges etching press, image setter film positives and KM73 plates. We’ll discuss different etching inks and their application while printing onto Rives BFK paper.

Pre-Press for Letterpress Class
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7-9 pm
$35

Press Sheet Layout

Come find out how to reduce your film and plate costs with our prepress and file preparation tips! In this class, find out the most cost-effective way to prepare your files for plate production, saving you both time and money. We’ll cover digital layout schemes, handling Photoshop images, type, and little-known tricks for creating letterpress-friendly designs.

This class is a great opportunity to check out our Heidelberg Windmill letterpress. Participants will be eligible for a 15% discount on their next film or plate order from Logos Graphics.

Introductory Heidelberg Windmill Letterpress Class
Saturday, March 27, 2010
11 am – 3 pm
$75

Heidelberg Windmill

We welcome you to join us for a one-day introductory Windmill class! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the set up and printing basics for the Heidelberg Windmill letterpress.

We’ll include tips and tricks for make ready, inking secrets, and printing onto a wide variety of papers (including envelopes!). Participants will have multiple opportunities to set up and run this fantastic letterpress. Class size is limited to 6 people.

To register, please send us an email. Payment may be sent online via Paypal or by mailing a check (made payable to Logos Graphics).

Job Planning for Letterpress
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
7-9 pm
$40

Have you ever wondered about using different papers? Or been confused by paper grain direction and its influence on printing? This class will cover a host of basic job planning strategies, from choosing the appropriate stock, laying out efficient press sheets, comparing increased letterpress plate costs versus printing multiple-up forms, etc. A must for both the beginner and advanced printer alike.

PCBA Salon: Screen Printing Tote Bags – free!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1-4 pm

Come join us for an afternoon of free screen printing in anticipation of this year’s Pacific Center for the Book Arts Printers Fair.

We’ll screen print tote bags for sale at the fair. If you bring your own paper grocery shopping bags, you can screen print a few for yourself to take home too. You’ll have fun at this fast and easy process, and meet other PCBA members in this Saturday afternoon salon.

Here are a few pictures for Strange States of Matter, the upcoming holiday show at the Curiosity Shoppe. The show features work by Tom Bonauro, with both large and small screen printed posters produced here at Logos Graphics.

Posters will be on display and available for sale at the show’s opening night on Saturday, December 5, from 6-9 pm. Please mark your calendars and join us for this evening!

Screen Printing Arrows

Screen Printing Arrows

Screen Printing Inks

Screen Printed Front Side of Show Postcard

Letterpress Printing on Back Side of Show Postcard

Due to popular demand, two of our summer classes will be offered a second time this fall: our Introductory Windmill letterpress class as well as a screen printing class!

Both will be held at Logos Graphics, 499 Alabama Street #126, San Francisco. For class registration or inquiries, please email class@logosgraphics.net.

Introduction to the Heidelberg Windmill
Saturday, September 26, 2009
10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $75

Windmill Zerts

We welcome you to join us for a one-day introductory Heidelberg Windmill class! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the press, its history, parts and various functions. You’ll also learn fundamental letterpress printing basics, maintenance and safety considerations.

We’ll include tips and tricks for make ready, plate and inking secrets. Participants will have multiple opportunities to set up and run a variety of papers (and envelopes!) on this fantastic letterpress.

Class size is limited to 6 people.

Chance-Based Screen Printing Class
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7-9 pm and
Saturday, November 7, 2009 10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $100

Screen Print

This class will cover screen printing using chance-based forms.  Non-objective printing can be fast, fun and creatively freeing! You’ll print using a wide range of screens that are pre-prepared using torn paper stencils, vinyl stencils, and multiple ink colors (including split fountains!).

We’re also revealing a new style of screen printing press at Logos Graphics, designed and built by our very own John Sullivan! Class limited to 8 people.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Summer classes and salons!

Due to popular demand, we will be adding an additional screen printing and Introductory Heidelberg Windmill letterpress class in September/October.

If interested in either class, please drop us a line to be added to our email list, and stay tuned for announcements on our website soon.

Here’s a great discovery: I found that using vinyl stencils is a super easy way to screen print multiple colors and split-fountain colors. Using just one screen, I eliminated the middle steps of shooting screens (coating the screen with photopolymer emulsion, outputting a film positive, shooting the screen and then rinsing out the stencil and allowing to dry).

Materials needed:

• Vinyl cutter + vinyl material (in any color)
• Transfer tape to transfer your design to the screen
• Screen printing frame, cleaned
• Screen printing press
• Squeegee
• Screen printing inks

Once you’ve cut your vinyl from a vector based art file (Illustrator or .eps file), simply weed the excess vinyl off (that isn’t part of your design), apply your vinyl stencil using transfer tape, add ink to your frame and begin screen printing! Here are some photos:

Vinyl stencil, pre-weeded

Picking up vinyl letters with transfer tape

Applying vinyl stencil to screen using transfer tape

Peeling back transfer tape

Adding ink and pulling the first print

Adding another stencil for second color printing

Interested in learning how to do this yourself? We teach classes here at Logos in screen printing and a wide range of printmaking processes (letterpress, intaglio, etc.). Simply email us and let us know if you’d like to try your own hand at it; based on interest, we may add another screen printing class this summer.

Thank you to everyone who came to our free second salon last Saturday, May 16! We enjoyed meeting you all and had fun screen printing too… many folks chose to use a split fountain with multiple colors, while others overprinted a second color over their initial design.

Here are some photos from our session:

Screen Printing Stations

Screen Print

Screen Print

Screen Print

Screen Print

Screen Print

Station + Drying Rack

Our friend Gary pointed us toward this great Flash-based, interactive introduction to different print processes. It covers several print processes that we offer here at Logos: woodcut, etching (also known as intaglio), lithography (we do offset lithography today), and screen printing. For those wondering where letterpress fits in, note that letterpress is similar to woodcut printing in that they are both relief (raised) printing processes.

We encourage you to check to out this great online project for yourself, especially if you are considering taking any of our upcoming classes or salons.

We are happy to announce our upcoming Summer 2009 event schedule at Logos Graphics. This summer we will jump into more letterpress and screen printing fun!

For the very first time, we are also hosting free Salons that are open to the public! Through our Salon series, experienced printers and novices alike can come and enjoy an introductory demo of a printmaking process in a relaxed atmosphere. We’ll have a chance to meet you and show you our workflow through different printing methods, and through your feedback be able to better tailor our summer classes.

Depending on the response to our Salons, we may schedule more summer classes. As always, we welcome your suggestions for class topics. If you would like to register or discuss a class idea, please email us!

Salon 01: Screen Printing Aprons

Saturday, April 25, 2009
3-6 pm
Free!

Our first Salon is a casual gathering two weeks before the PCBA Printer’s and Book Arts Fair. We will screen print onto 100% cotton canvas aprons for the fair, covering the basic process of setting up a screen printing press for textiles, inks and appropriate squeegee techniques.

The aprons will be available for sale at the fair on Saturday May 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Fort Mason in San Francisco. More info on the fair is available at the PCBA website.

Salon 02: Screen Printing with Torn/Cut Paper Stencils

Saturday, May 16, 2009
3-6 pm
Free!

Our second Salon provides an excellent introduction to screen printing onto paper. We’ll have a live demonstration that includes tearing and cutting paper stencils, applying them to screens, using water-based inks and special squeegee techniques. This is a great option for those who favor quick, chance-based art forms.

Letterpress Recession Buster!

Saturday, May 30, 2009
3-6 pm
$35

Come find out how to reduce your film and plate costs with our prepress/file preparation tips! In this class, find out the most cost-effective way to prepare your files for plate production, saving you both time and money. We’ll cover digital layout schemes, handling Photoshop images, and little-known tricks for creating letterpress-friendly designs.

This class is a great opportunity to check out our Heidelberg Windmill letterpress. Participants will be eligible for a 15% discount on their next film or plate order from Logos Graphics!

Introduction to Paste Papers + Simple Accordion Books

Saturday, June 20, 2009
10 am to 5 pm
Cost = $50 (includes materials fee)

Paste papers are a fast way to whip up non-representational work onto paper. In the morning, we’ll show you how to make simple paste papers using a range of acrylic pigments and paper colors.

In the afternoon, we’ll take the paste papers from the a.m. session and create simple accordion book structures for you to take home, further decorate and share!

Introductory Heidelberg Windmill Letterpress Class

Saturday, July 18, 2009
10 am to 5 pm
Cost = $75

After some consideration, we’ve decided to create a one-day introductory Windmill class! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the set up and printing basics for the Heidelberg Windmill letterpress. We’ll include tips and tricks for make ready, inking secrets, and printing onto a wide variety of papers (including envelopes!). Participants will have multiple opportunities to set up and run this fantastic letterpress. Class size is limited to 6 people.