'A Study in Type'

By Maggie Westergaard, Office of Communications on Sept. 3, 2015, noon
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In Princeton's typography studio, students are using their hands and raw materials such as ink, metal and wood to learn an old-fashioned art that is trending again: letterpress printing.

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