Print Futures

Celebrating Emerging Printers

Print Futures supports new voices in letterpress by building bridges between emerging letterpress printers doing great work in educational institutions, community centers, and professional shops. It is co-produced by Partners in Print (PiP) and Letterpress Educators of Art & Design (LEAD) and made possible by community support.

All Are Welcome

Print Futures provides an opportunity for emerging letterpress printers — whether self-taught, students, interns, or printers at community centers and museums — to share their work to a live audience. This presentation series takes place online three times a year; all ages and levels of experience are welcome to attend the free events.

Spring 2023

The Spring edition of Print Futures takes place on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Short online presentations by Dave Cwiok (Chicago, IL), Erica Honson (Philadelphia, PA), and Lee Turner (Greenville, NC) will be followed by a Q&A and breakout sessions.

Interested in presenting at Print Futures?

The application for future presenters is open. If you’re an emerging letterpress printer, tell us about your new and exciting work! The next opportunities are:

FALL (October 1, 2023): Applications for the Fall 2023 edition of Print Futures are due by May 21, 2023. Notifications will be sent in June 2023.

Please note: Applicants will need to sign into Google before they can view the form and upload files.

Past Print Futures

Winter 2023

The February 5, 2023 edition of Print Futures featured three short presentations, a Q&A, and breakout sessions. Kudos to featured presenters Mariia Reshetova (Prague, Czech Republic); Paul Oh (Aiken, SC); Gregory Cowling (Berlin, Germany); and moderator Joshue Molina (Los Ángeles, California).

Fall 2022

The October 2, 2022 edition of Print Futures featured three short presentations, a Q&A, and breakout sessions. Kudos to featured presenters Matthew Jorgensen (Chicago, IL); Tess LeNoir (Seattle, WA); and Ruth Yeates (Birmingham, UK); and moderator Joshue Molina (Los Ángeles, California).

Spring 2022

The April 24, 2022 edition of Print Futures featured three short presentations, a Q&A, and breakout sessions. Kudos to featured presenters Julia Syrzistie (Tartu, Estonia); Melissa Aytenfisu (Houston, Texas); Erin Moore (Baltimore, MD); and moderator Joshue Molina (Los Ángeles, California).

Winter 2022

The February 6, 2022 edition of Print Futures featured three short presentations, a Q&A, and breakout sessions. Kudos to featured presenters Cinthia Marisol Lozano (Oakland, California); Sara Luz Jensen (Salt Lake City, Utah); Matt Holmes (United Kingdom); and moderator Joshue Molina (Los Ángeles, California).

Fall 2021

Print Futures debuted on October 3, 2021 with a two-hour virtual event consisting of six short presentations from letterpress printers from around the world. It was followed by break-out sessions hosted by printing peers.

LEAD and PiP thank the brave printers and moderators who shared their work and made the inaugural event a success: Ann Ong (Perth, Western Australia); Jackson Haley (Rockport, Massachusetts); Mint Liu (Chicago, Illinois); Lucas Novo (São Paulo, Brazil); Liz Geoffrey (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Maddy Underwood (Rochester, NY); Joshue Molina (Los Ángeles, California); and Kalía Daily (Indianapolis, Indiana).

Community Support

Partners in Print (PiP) and Letterpress Educators of Art & Design (LEAD) are deeply grateful for the support these organizations provide for Print Futures. Working together, we amplify our impact and further our missions.

Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography

The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT), was founded by Professor Gloria Kondrup to provide valuable support and service to the educational and professional communities by honoring the past and anticipating the future of typography.