Tom Walker

Tom Walker has been completely under the spell of the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum since a first visit nearly two decades ago. Over the years this beacon on the lakeshore has been a frequent and favorite destination for so many wondrous visits. A few of Walker’s past museum adventures have included student visits; historic restrikes; (lovingly) uncrating, cleaning, sorting & proofing collection materials; more cleaning & proofing; trash collection & pallet jack hustling; occasional personal print projects; and meeting up with print friends & wood type aficionados at the annual Wayzgoose conference (this is #17). Printed specimens, modular experiments and highlights from a three year typographic treasure hunt through the museum will be shared with gratitude.

Tom Walker has played and worked with type & image since he could reach the magnetic letterforms on the fridge (possibly some of his best work). He’s equally at home solving visual problems and designing with pencil, pixel, or on press. He’s taught, freelanced, worked for small agencies, worked in-house, and now he works out-of-his-house (remotely)...which gives him even more time to oil presses and set type.