December 14, 2011 – 5:47 pm
We were recently commissioned by St Jude’s to illustrate an interview with the The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life in the first issue of Random Spectacular, published this week in aid of Maggie’s Centres. As a result of the commission, The Gentle Author visited our letterpress workshop and interviewed me for the Spitalfields Life journal [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, Hand Presses, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, printing, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged letterpress, Poster, Random Spectacular, Robert Pratley, Spitalfields Life, St Jude’s, The Gentle Author, Type, typography, Typoretum, wood, woodletter
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September 20, 2011 – 11:27 pm
The fifth meeting of the Occasional Print Club took place in late July at The Whittington Press and this time the four existing members (Jonathan Kielty, Justin Knopp, Pat Randle and Ross Shaw) were joined by Swiss graphic designer & letterpress printmaker Dafi Kühne. During the weekend meeting a 75 copy edition of a six [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in Jonathan Kielty, Justin Knopp, letterpress, OPC, Pat Randle, printing, Ross Shaw, The Occasional Print Club, typography, Whittington Press
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Also tagged Dafi Kühne, Jon Kielty, letterpress, Pat Randle, Poster, printing, Ross Shaw, The Occasional Print Club
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The Letterpress Exchange Group was formed around 1992 by Claire Bolton of The Alembic Press as a forum that was exclusively letterpress, and small enough to make the task of printing not too onerous. Membership is strictly limited to twenty-five members and operates a policy that if one does not contribute, one does not receive [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in letterpress, printing, typography
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Also tagged Alan Brignull, Alembic Press, Ben Brundell, Claire Bolton, Department of Typography and Graphic Communication, Ericius Press, Incline Press, LEG, letterpress, Letterpress Exchange Group, Palliser Press, Reading University, The Happy Dragons' Press, The Hedgehog Press, The Old Forge Press, typography
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February 18, 2009 – 11:23 am
The Occasional Print Club was formed in November 2008, in the corner of a thronging London ale house behind Fleet Street, by myself and three other typographers; Jonathan Kielty, Pat Randle and Ross Shaw. We were full of energy and enthusiasm, having spent that day at the excellent Letterpress: A Celebration conference at the St [...]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in letterpress, printing, Private Presses, The Occasional Print Club
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Also tagged John Randle, Jonathan Kielty, letterpress, OPC, Pat Randle, Ross Shaw, St Bride Library, The Occasional Print Club, Western proofing press, Whittington Press
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August 25, 2008 – 11:48 pm
After fourteen years of active letterpress printing and two years of dedicated planning, Typoretum has been successfully launched. Since launching Typoretum on the 14th August 2008, we have been busy designing and printing new letterpress card designs, some of which are now available for purchase online via our website at http://www.typoretum.co.uk
