August 21, 2013 – 11:17 am
Over recent months I have greatly enjoyed following Bunkertype on Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/bunkertype/ – in part due to our common admiration and respect for the letterpress work of H.N. Werkman. Based in Barcelona, Jesús Morentin’s Bunkertype letterpress studio produces beautiful and experimental letterpress work in small editions manually from metal and wood types. Bunkertype on […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in craft, design, h.n. werkman, hot metal, hot printing, letterpress, press, printing, printmaking, Typesetting, typography, werkman, wood type
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Tagged bunkertype, h.n. werkman, hot metal, hot printing, Jesús Morentin, letterpress, typography
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April 17, 2013 – 10:59 am
Here is a great short film about Typoretum. An opportunity to see our presses in action and the craft of letterpress printing. Irish graphic designer and letterpress printer Jamie Murphy recently spent several months working here at Typoretum, developing his knowledge of letterpress typesetting and printing. As a thank you for his time here, Jamie […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in craft, design, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, press, printing, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged Áine O'Meara, Albion, Coggeshall, Columbian, Enda O'Dowd, Film, Gietz, Heidelberg, ink, Jamie Murphy, Justin Knopp, letterpress, metal type, press, printing, Public Service Broadcasting, Robert Pratley, Typesetting, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter, Yellow Brick Media
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Fresh from his three-month placement at Typoretum, Jamie Murphy, a Dublin-based designer and letterpress printer, is seeking funding for an exciting letterpress book project – a limited edition of The Works of Master Poldy. The book will be printed by hand from wooden and metal types at The Distillers Press in Dublin, where Jamie is […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in books, craft, hot metal, letterpress, printing, typography
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Tagged book, Distiller's Press, James Joyce, Jamie Murphy, Leopold Bloom, letterpress, Salvage Press, Ulysses
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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, printing, 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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September 1, 2011 – 2:03 pm
We will returning to Whittington again this year, on Saturday 3rd September, for the annual Whittington Press open day, where we will be exhibiting our letterpress work, posters and greeting cards. We are looking forward to meeting up with old friends, fellow letterpress printers, booksellers, engravers, marblers and others who will also be exhibiting their […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in greeting cards, John Randle, Justin Knopp, letterpress, printmaking, Typesetting
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Tagged 2011, John Randle, letterpress, Open Day, Typoretum, Whittington Press
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This letterpress printed postcard was sent to me, some years ago, by Masao Takaoka; proprietor of The Kazui Press in Tokyo. It is one of my favourite pieces of letterpress ephemera, that I have in my collection. I received it along with an enormous bundle of beautifully printed samples from The Kazui Press and a […]
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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Also posted in letterpress, printing, The Occasional Print Club
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Tagged John Randle, Jonathan Kielty, Justin Knopp, letterpress, OPC, Pat Randle, Ross Shaw, St Bride Library, The Occasional Print Club, Western proofing press, Whittington Press
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December 2, 2008 – 4:05 pm
Apologies for the recent hiatus of posting to this blog but most of my energy has been expended out in the workshop, of late. Our range of letterpress Christmas cards are proving to be very popular and a reprint of some designs is underway. We are also engaged in some bespoke letterpress projects and the […]
