The Shakespeare Press Museum at Cal Poly offers students, faculty, and community members the opportunity to learn traditional printing techniques on 18 letterpress machines, some dating back over a century.
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An inside look into Cal Poly’s ultimate “learn-by-doing” business
It’s late in the afternoon and Zoe Woomer is in the back room of University Graphic Systems (UGS). She’s manually folding a large stack of calendars designed by a local San Luis Obispo artist; the first of 300 to be included in the order, which is expected to go out the next day.
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Shakespeare Printing Press Museum to hold family and student events this October
Museum Curator Jaclyn Bartholomew explained the process of the printing event, where museum volunteers will provide a piece of paper and participants will crank the machine in. Families can then go home with their handmade items.
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Students can use University Graphic Systems printers as a resource in lieu of Kennedy Library
With the closure of Robert E. Kennedy Library, students are left to find new study spaces, meeting spots and places to fulfill their printing needs. Instead of students having to set out to buy home printers, Cal Poly is offering alternative options, including University Graphic Systems (UGS) allowing students to use their printers. Student-available printers […]
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3-D printing: Not just for scientists
3-D printing has become more available to the average person.