I have just returned from the third Letterpress Workers International Summit, organised and hosted by Officina Novepunti. Located at Leoncavallo, Milan, between the 18th to 22nd June, the event was attended by international letterpress designers and printers, from as far afield as Mexico. A large selection of printing presses and collection of wood type were […]
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Tagged 2014, Justin Knopp, Leoncavallo, letterpress, Milan, Milano, Officina Novepunti, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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December 9, 2013 – 5:38 pm
Endless Letterpress is a documentary about present of woodtype presses in Argentina, filmed by Nicolás Rodríguez Fuchs. Sadly I discovered this film after the fundraising effort had ended but more information can be found at fb.com/losultimosdoc “Buenos Aires deepest suburbs, July 2013. Three old print shops disputes the printing of cumbia and boxing posters. Second […]
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Tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, letterpress, Los Ultimos, Nicolás Rodríguez Fuchs, printing, Type, wood, woodletter
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November 17, 2013 – 10:21 pm
We are loving these lino cut A-Z alphabet prints, designed and printed by London based illustrator James Brown. Each letter of the alphabet is available – strictly limited to 100 signed & numbered copies – from James’s online shop.
October 6, 2013 – 8:27 pm
At the end of September 2013 The Occasional Print Club held their 7th meeting deep down in the basement of Kulturwerk des BBK in Kreuzberg, Berlin, a grand building in Mariannenplatz that was formerly a Prussian hospital. In attendance this time were myself, Thomas Mayo, Patrick Randle and Ross Shaw. The Print Studio at KBBK […]
By Justin Knopp
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Also posted in Justin Knopp, letterpress, OPC, Pat Randle, posters, press, printing, Ross Shaw, The Occasional Print Club, Thomas Mayo
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Tagged Berlin, FAG, Justin Knopp, KBBK, Kulturwerk des BBK Berlin, letterpress, metal type, Occasional Print Club, OPC, Pat Randle, Patrick Randle, Ross Shaw, Thomas Mayo
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September 14, 2013 – 6:26 pm
Here at Typoretum, we have embarked on an ambitious project to create a limited edition portfolio of experimental designs printed directly from wooden types. The book will be letterpress printed on Victorian printing machines and will feature over 200 individual wood type faces from the private collection of Justin Knopp, founder of Typoretum. The estimated […]
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Also posted in books, craft, design, designs, Justin Knopp, letterpress, printing, Typesetting, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Tagged book, design, experimental, limited edition, Type, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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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, Private Presses, Typesetting, werkman, wood type
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Tagged bunkertype, h.n. werkman, hot metal, hot printing, Jesús Morentin, letterpress, typography
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Public Service Broadcasting commissioned Typoretum to design and letterpress print a limited edition (100 copies) poster, to accompany the launch of their debut album ‘Inform, Educate, Entertain’ (publicservicebroadcasting.net/inform-educate-entertain-out-now/) in May 2013. The posters were printed from antique Elongated Sans Serif wood type and Granby Light metal type onto high-quality 170gsm cartridge paper, signed and editioned […]
By Justin Knopp
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Tagged Gietz, Granby, IEE, Inform Educate Entertain, letterpress, metal, Poster, PSB, Public Service Broadcasting, Sans Serif, sans surryphs, Type, Typoretum, wood, woodletter
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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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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 […]
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Tagged book, Distiller's Press, James Joyce, Jamie Murphy, Leopold Bloom, letterpress, Salvage Press, Ulysses
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The British punch-cutter and typefounder Vincent Figgins (1766-1844) ran a notable London typefoundry and is credited with designing the first Egyptian (slab serif) typeface, which he simply named ‘Antique’ and released in 1815. Figgins was originally apprenticed to the typefounder Joseph Jackson, a student of William Caslon I, and established his own typefoundry in Swan […]
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Tagged Berthold Wolpe, Egyptian, letters, Printing Historical Society, Sans Serif, specimens, St Bride Institute, Type, typecasting, typography, Vincent Figgins
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