PureReversal — modern wood cut lettering process
A fascinating short video showing the process of printing a simple poster based on contemporary wood cut lettering, from machining the letters to letter pressing using an Original Heidelberg Cylinder...
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Wood Type Revival — Kickstarter project by Bearded
Matt Griffin and Matt Braun of Pittburgh design studio, Bearded, are on a mission to revive rare wood cut fonts for the digital age.They’re raiding attics, garages, outhouses, store cupboards and shoe...
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Haven Press — Process Shots By Alan Tansey
Lovely process shots of Brooklyn–based Haven Press by Alan Tansey — view the full set on the Edit blog.
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Kyle Durrie’s Moveable Type Project
Quite literally, moveable type is the system of printing that uses moveable pieces of type – individual letters, numbers, characters – to reproduce the elements of a document. Invented in China, but...
View ArticleThe World of Letterpress
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design establishes a LETTERPRESS STUDIO. This video shows a few Visual Communication Master students on their first journey into the world of...
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Morgan Press Wood Type Specimen Book | Wood 2
Morgan Press Wood Type Specimen book | Wood 2 Sample spreads from Wood 2. by Morgan Press printers and typographersBlack ink printed on various colored paper stocksDesign: John AlcornAuthor: Morgan...
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Paul Rand’s (& Jan Tschichold’s) Type Specimen Book
A Special SpecimenSpecial thanks to James Phillips Williams for the use of these images and text — A brilliant storyThe story in James’s own words (from the amassblog) type specimens represent a whole...
View ArticleUpside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film
A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier. plymouth.ac.ukSubtitles available here:...
View ArticleImpressions
Everyone loves Letterpress. A mini film of letterpress in action, courtesy of XK9 and their new business cards.
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Wooden Letterpress Calendar
Have a look at this wooden letterpress calendar (without expiry) designed by Pavel Emelyanov at Eskimo Design Studio (Russia, Murmansk)As described on Pavel’s website; ”It has typesetting fields of...
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All Sorts | Gridula/The Print Project
All Sorts is ultimately a bit of fun. A typographic exploration by designer and printer ‘Gridula’, the A6 sized hand-bound book features a series of characters created from letterpress type. These...
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Lego Letterpress
Artist / Designer Levi Bunyan (Aekido) has been experimenting with Lego and letterpress.‘During experimenting with different forms of printing, initially letterpress and wood block, I began to...
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Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles c.1628—1938 | Taschen
This new (revised) two-volume edition of Taschen’s ’A visual history of fonts and graphic styles: 1628–1938′ brings together the incredible and comprehensive Type specimen / ‘Printed Letter’...
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The Counter Press | Display Type
The Counter Press is a letterpress studio and workshop based in an old chocolate factory in London’s East End. Working exclusively with traditional hand set wood and metal type they create contemporary...
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Rui Abreu | r-typography.com
Rui Abreu is a Portuguese type designer living in Lisbon. Originally from Porto, he studied Graphic Design at the University of Porto – School of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003. Rui Started...
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A23D: 3D-Printed Letterpress Font | A2-type | New North Press | Chalk Studios
A23D is a 3D-printed letterpress font commissioned by Richard Ardagh of New North Press. The font is a protoype, connecting the newest and the oldest forms of print technology, and looking to the...
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Alan Kitching x Monotype | LCC Exhibition | Prints | Type specimen posters —...
Until 16th October it’s really worth catching this LCC exhibition – Alan Kitching and Monotype: Celebrating the Centenary of Five Pioneers of the Poster Alan Kitching and Monotype have collaborated to...
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Extra Condensed No.1 | The Counter Press
Extra Condensed is a little letterpress newspaper, of sorts. The (very) occasional publication of work, musings and typographic meanderings from The Counter Press.It’s a long time since newspapers were...
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The Recorder | Issue 1 | Monotype
The relaunch of Monotype’s ‘The Recorder’ Magazine is really worth buying – Issue 1 features a broad range of interesting type/typography subjects — from street signs to Sci-Fi — the bi-annual...
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