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Typoretum: A Letterpress Workshop

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 | Posted in craft, design, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, press, printing, Private Presses, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter | Also tagged Áine O'Meara, Albion, Coggeshall, Columbian, Enda O'Dowd, Film, Gietz, ink, Jamie Murphy, Justin Knopp, letterpress, metal type, press, printing, Public Service Broadcasting, Robert Pratley, Typesetting, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter, Yellow Brick Media | Comments (0)

‘Ink & Paper’ documentary by Ben Proudfoot

January 13, 2012 – 1:21 am

A short documentary about the Aardvark Press, one of the last letterpress printers in Los Angeles and McManus & Morgan Paper, Los Angeles’ oldest artist paper distributor.

By Justin Knopp | Posted in craft, hot metal, letterpress, ludlow, matrices, press, pressmanship, printing, typecasting, Typesetting, typography | Also tagged Aardvark Press, Ben Proudfoot, hot metal, letterpress, Linotype, Los Angeles, ludlow, McManus & Morgan Paper | Comments (1)