October 19, 2012 – 11:27 pm
The London Centre for Book Arts is an open-access book arts studio, teaching facility and exhibition space in Fish Island, Hackney Wick, in East London. The first and only centre of its kind in the United Kingdom, LCBA provides access to specialist equipment and resources, including rare and historically important pieces, along with technical and […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in craft, Education, letterpress, printmaking, Typesetting, typography
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Tagged bookbinding, LCBA, letterpress, london, london centre for book arts, printing, printmaking, Simon Goode
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Located five miles east of Cheltenham in the shadow of an Elizabethan manor, the family-run Whittington press (established by John Randle in 1971) will be throwing open its doors on Saturday 1st September, accompanied by Presstival, an annual event for the delectation of printing and typography enthusiasts. Pat Randle, mastermind behind the event, has printed […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in hot metal, John Randle, letterpress, Monotype, OPC, Pat Randle, Private Presses, typecasting, typography, Whittington Press, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Heidelberg Cylinder, hot metal, John Randle, Justin Knopp, letterpress, Monotype, nomad letterpress, Pat Randle, presstival, printing, The Occasional Print Club, typecasting, Typoretum, Whittington Press, wood type
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Our letterpress card for Vaughan Pilikian’s upcoming play, ‘Leper Colony‘. The edition was limited to 400 pieces and printed in two impressions onto 425gsm Saunders Waterford high-white hot-pressed 100% cotton card stock. The copy was typeset in a combination of 48 point Elongated Runic; 10 point, 14 point, and 18 point Bembo regular; 10 point […]
The third in the ‘dying arts trilogy’. A quick look into the world of Justin Knopp; and what it’s like for him working in the art of traditional letterpress. http://vimeo.com/42332067
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in craft, letterpress, posters, press, printmaking, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum
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Tagged Film, letterpress, Richard Hunter, Type, Typesetting, Typoretum, wood, woodletter
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From 19th-21st April Officina Tipografica Novepunti hosted the inaugural Letterpress Workers International Summit, an international letterpress workshop, followed by exhibition, in Milan. During the public workshop, European designers collaborated to produce letterpress work under the watchful eyes of visitors. The participants of the event were Thomas Gravemaker, Pete Burke, Alexander Cooper & Rose Gridneff, John […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in Education, letterpress, posters, press, printmaking, Typesetting, typography, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Alexander Cooper, John Christopher, letterpress, Letterpress Workers International Summit, Mark Pavey, Milan, Officina Tipografica Novepunti, Pete Burke, Rose Gridneff, Thomas Gravemaker, wood type, woodletter
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This article has been extracted from an article on the BBC News Asia website, written by Cindy Sui and dated 1st May 2012. The movable-type printing system invented around 1040 AD helped to revolutionise the world by making books and other written material easily available. It is one of the most important inventions of mankind, […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in craft, letterpress, typecasting, Typesetting
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Tagged casting, Chang Chieh-kuan, Chinese, letterpress, movable type, Taiwan, Type, typecasting
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This event is a collaboration between St Bride Foundation and BA Graphic Design students from Central Saint Martins to fundraise both for the Library and for the 2012 Graphic Design Degree Show. Wednesday 2nd May 2012, 6.30-9.30pm, in the Bridewell Hall of the St Bride Library. More information can be found at http://stbride.org/events/silentpostersale and http://silentpostersale.tumblr.com/
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in Central Saint Martins, design, Education, hot metal, letterpress, posters, printmaking, St Bride Library, Typesetting, typography
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Tagged Central Saint Martins, hot metal, letterpress, posters, printing, St Bride Library, Type, typography
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January 30, 2012 – 10:14 pm
A short film by Danny Cooke about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier. plymouth.ac.uk
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in Education, Hand Presses, letterpress, press, Printing Presses, Typesetting, typography, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Danny Cooke, hot metal, letterpress, Paul Collier, Plymouth University, press, printing, Type, typefaces, typography, wood, woodletter
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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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Also posted in craft, Hand Presses, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Justin Knopp, letterpress, Poster, Random Spectacular, Robert Pratley, Spitalfields Life, St Jude’s, The Gentle Author, Type, typography, Typoretum, wood, woodletter
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