December 9, 2009 – 4:52 pm
Welcome to the twentieth ‘What Face Wednesday’ metal typeface identification competition! This week’s prize is a choice of any two hand-printed letterpress Christmas cards (including free International p&p) from the selection on my Typoretum website.
All correct answers will be placed in a hat and one winner will be randomly drawn. To enter the prize draw, [...]
November 23, 2009 – 4:20 pm
Saturday’s issue of the Financial Times (21st November 2009) featured an article exploring the renaissance of letterpress printing for greeting cards and social stationery. Nestled amongst advertisements for exquisite jewellery could be found a photograph showing a display of dusty old typecases and selection of letterpress printed greeting cards, that included one of my own [...]
October 21, 2009 – 1:57 pm
Welcome to the nineteenth ‘What Face Wednesday’ metal typeface identification competition! This week I have decided not to add a proof of the typeface as it is a relatively easy offering but I am looking for the name of the typeface and its’ designer.
The prize is a choice of any two hand-printed letterpress greeting cards [...]
October 2, 2009 – 2:56 pm
Richard Ardagh and Graham Bignell of New North Press have just completed a new hand-printed letterpress poster and have added it to the redesigned New North Press website and online shop.
“Established in 1986, New North Press is an artisan letterpress print studio based in London. We have a [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in printing, printmaking, typography, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Graham Bignell, letterpress, New North Press, Poster, Richard Ardagh, wood type, woodletter
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September 30, 2009 – 4:02 pm
Welcome to the eighteenth ‘What Face Wednesday’ metal typeface identification competition! This week’s prize is a choice of any two hand-printed letterpress greeting cards (including free International p&p) from the selection on my Typoretum website.
All correct answers will be placed in a hat and one winner will be randomly drawn. To enter the prize draw, [...]
September 25, 2009 – 12:02 pm
On 24th September, six designers participated in a letterpress workshop for Greengaged 2009, contributing to the discussion of ‘Crafting Mass Production’. The workshop was delivered by Workshop – a London based design co-operative specialising in letterpress and print and founded by James Allen, Alexander Cooper, Rose Gridneff and Elliot Hammer.
Photographs of day four of Greengaged [...]
September 2, 2009 – 11:39 am
Welcome to the seventeenth ‘What Face Wednesday’ metal typeface identification competition! This week’s prize is a choice of any two hand-printed letterpress greeting cards (including free International p&p) from the selection on my Typoretum website.
All correct answers will be placed in a hat and one winner will be randomly drawn. To enter the prize draw, [...]
September 1, 2009 – 11:19 pm
The 51st bundle of the Letterpress Exchange Group (LEG) arrived recently and, as always, the package contained a wonderfully eclectic collection of beautifully executed letterpress work. With great difficulty, I have selected my favourite pieces from the August bundle and have posted them here, for your enjoyment.
Mike Edwards contributed a booklet that features a collection [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in Letterpress Exchange Group, printing, printmaking
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Tagged Alan Brignull, Andrew Dolinski, Ericius Press, Graham Moss, Helen Ingham, Incline Press, John Cornelisse, LEG, letterpress, Letterpress Exchange Group, Mike Edwards, Peter Criddle, printing, Richard Lawrence, Simon Smallwood, The Hedgehog Press
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August 27, 2009 – 12:16 pm
We are delighted to be exhibiting at this year’s Whittington Summer Show, on the afternoon of Saturday 5th September. A selection of our letterpress greeting cards will be for sale in addition to some woodletter posters and examples of our bespoke work. It will be a busy day as I will be sharing my time [...]
August 26, 2009 – 2:03 pm
Welcome to the sixteenth ‘What Face Wednesday’ metal typeface identification competition! This week’s prize is a choice of any two hand-printed letterpress greeting cards (including free International p&p) from the selection on my Typoretum website.
All correct answers will be placed in a hat and one winner will be randomly drawn. To enter the prize draw, [...]
