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The annual Pen to Printer seminars bring together distinguished speakers and delegates from many lettering and associated disciplines to discuss in a convivial atmosphere issues of importance in today's rapidly-changing world of communications.

The Fourteenth Annual International Ditchling Seminar will run from Friday 4th April to Sunday 6th April 2014.

PROGRAMME

Friday 4 April

EVENING EJF, The Barn and The Carving Studio, Park Farm, Hundred Acre Lane, Wivelsfield Green RH17 7RU
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from 5.30 Display of recent acquisitions from the EJF archive and demonstration of carved lettering by Chris Elsey

6.30 Reception

7.00 Paul Shaw

George Salter, Phil Grushkin and Calligraphic Book Jackets from 1930 to 1980.

Followed by supper at The White Horse, Ditchling

Saturday 5 April

MORNING Ditchling Village Hall

10.30 Coffee

10.45 Welcome to Ditchling: introduction by Chairman of the Seminar Philip Moore

11.00 Andrew Johnston

Go West Young Man

12.30 Lunch break

AFTERNOON Ditchling Village Hall

2.30 Sam Roberts

Ghostsigns: Painted Signs, Fading on Walls

3.15 Interval

3.30 Will Hill

From snuffbox to surfboard:
the typographic ligature

4.45 Conclusion

5.00 Local visit

Evening Ditchling Village Hall

Buffet supper provided by Cashew Catering with music from John Neilson and Gary Breeze with Pip Hall.

Sunday 6 April

morning Ditchling Village Hall

10.30 Demonstrations
Leading craftsmen display their work and demonstrate calligraphy, gilding and lettering

12.00 Chairman of the Trustees of the Edward Johnston Foundation

12.30 Lunch break

2.30 Colin McHenry

Giving the boys and girls a book of tips on getting that first job in Design

3.45 Conclusion

Throughout the weekend demonstrations of brush lettering by John Nash

Delegate fee: £135 or £145 including the cost of Friday evening supper

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Gallery 2014

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How to get to Ditchling

Accommodation

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