Hamilton Wayzgoose

Matthew Carter unveils his first-ever wood typeface
at Hamilton’s first-ever Wayzgoose weekend

Hamilton Wood Type’s 10th anniversary events conclude
with Jim Sherraden’s December workshop

Two Rivers, Wis. (September 2009) —Wood type aficionados will converge for a Wayzgoose weekend, Nov. 20-22, filled with print presentations and type talk including Matthew Carter as he unveils “Carter Latin Wide,” his first wood typeface and the newest addition to one of the premier wood type collections in the world.

Marking the end of summer, Wayzgoose traditionally commemorates an annual gathering of printing staff as they used the last of the season’s pulp to paper the windows in preparation for winter. Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum hosts a modern revival in Two Rivers, Wis. Along with Carter, Rich Kegler of P22, Paul Brown of Indiana University and Kartemquin Film’s “TypeFace” documentary will be among the weekend’s presentations.

To register for these weekend events, please contact Jim Moran at 920-794-6272, [email protected], or visit http://www.woodtype.org.

Wayzgoose weekend and unveiling of Matthew Carter’s new “Carter Latin Wide”
November 20-22
$75 registration fee; hotel accommodations can be made at the Lighthouse Inn, www.LHinn.com

Saturday, Nov. 20 - Wayzgoose festivities kick-off
6-8 p.m., open house at the museum with live music/DJ
8 -9 p.m., Rich Kegler, P22 type foundry’s founder and president, http://www.p22.com/who.html, shares his thoughts on the state of type
9 p.m.-12 a.m. midnight, merrymaking continues

Saturday, Nov. 21 - workshops, presentations, movies and more
Attendees will rotate between the four, concurrent workshops held throughout the day with:
Richard Zauft, Emerson College’s Dean of Graduate Studies (emerson.edu) prints specimen sheets with Matthew Carter’s newly released “Carter Latin Wide”
Type cutter Norb Brylski, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/593623482/, demonstrates the finer points of the pantograph
Paul Brown, Indiana University’s Associate Dean of Art, shares some of the typographic treasures to be found in the museum’s archives.
Jim Moran, Hamilton Type Foundry and Museum’s printer and archivist, makes the case for preservation of The Globe Printing Collection, http://www.woodtype.org/columbia-exh.shtml

7-11 p.m., attendees are invited to dinner at nearby Light House Inn, www.LHinn.com, on Lake Michigan. The evening’s activities also will include:
Matthew Carter, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Carter, presenting “Carter Latin Wide,” his first typeface design specifically for wood typeface
Kartemquin Film screening “TypeFace,” http://typeface.kartemquin.com/, a documentary showcasing the successes and challenges facing Hamilton Wood Type

Sunday, Nov. 22 - Print swap/sale
9 a,m-12 p.m. noon

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