The Bacon Factory

07/04/2024

Howdy friends, if you could share the love we would appreciate your help. We have just released a student promo code of 50% off our letterpress workshop ticket prices. Limited tickets available for each workshop. DM me with evidence of your enrolment and I will send you the 50% student code. Keep letterpress alive and kicking. Tickets are available via www.spam-project.com/journal/ or search for us on Eventbrite.

06/04/2024

Come and get your hands dirty with a letterpress workshop at QUT Kelvin Grove Brisbane. If you haven’t worked with wood and metal type before now is your opportunity. Tickets are available via www.spam-project.com/journal/ or search for us on Eventbrite. What are you waiting for? #40’mobile letterpress

01/04/2024

Putting in the hours over the Easter long weekend as we get closer to landing this big 40’ metal box at QUT Kelvin Grove for our workshop series as part of the international typography conference.

Come join us for one of our workshops as we sniff some ink and sling some 100 year old type. Tickets are available via www.spam-project.com/journal/ or search for us on Eventbrite.

Introduction to Wood Type & Letterpress Printing- Saturday 13th of April, or Friday 26th April 2024, 10 AM–4 PM

Introduction to Poster Printing with Wood & Metal Types - Saturday 20th April or Saturday 27th April, 10 AM– 4 PM

Introduction to Woodtype and Advertising Cuts Letterpress Workshop - Monday 22nd April 10 AM– 4 PM

25/03/2024

With a truck load of international designers and typographers rolling into town for the Atypi International typography conference, it makes for the ideal time to rub shoulders with some very experienced type nerds and internationally recognised designers. Come join us as we host a series of workshops at QUT at Kelvin Grove in the month of April. Tickets are available via www.spam-project.com/journal/ or search for us on Eventbrite.

01/08/2021

Help save our Bacon! The landlord has sold the building and the Bacon Factory must relocate. If you would like to help us save this important Letterpress Collection please donate at the link below.

SAVE OUR BACON! Help preserve this historic letterpress collection an… Clint Harvey needs your support for Save Our Bacon - Australian Letterpress Collection

06/05/2021

Hello Everyone,

We are now featuring our local artists who are working with us or have worked with us in the past. We are featuring this month our long term talented designer Mark Pei who not only is an illustrator, digital artist but also a wood carver, letter press enthusiast and screen printer..

Stay tuned as all artwork featured will be available on our online shop in the near future...

# graphicdesigner