I really enjoyed the letterpressing demo, it was a unique experience that I will probably never get again. Getting to work with and learn about how text used to be printed made me appreciate the methods we have today a lot more but it was really cool to make the sentences and utilize what we learned in typography to understand the placement of everything and also appreciate the way the text looked once printed. We even got the chance to learn what they used to do when letter would wear down, to some degree at least. I think one of the things I found most interesting was the simplicity of the mechanics of the press. Even though the press we used was not one of the first ever made, as we discussed the first ones made had the press come from above, I still expected some degree of difficulty. However, the press was pretty simple. There was only a minor difference between inking the machine and printing with it and that was done by a simple flip of a switch. Making the ink gradient was fun even though it only worked for about two presses before the inks mixed completely.
If I get the chance I would love to take the class just because I find things like this fascinating. Even though this is a skill that I will probably never use again I had a great time learning about it and taking in the experience. It really made me appreciate modern printing and the way that the invention of the printing press made books more widely available to the public rather than just keeping them just for those who could afford them or make them for themselves.