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 […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, design, letterpress, printing, Typesetting, typography, wood type
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Also tagged 2014, Justin Knopp, Leoncavallo, letterpress, Milan, Milano, Officina Novepunti, Typoretum, woodletter
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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 […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in books, craft, design, designs, Justin Knopp, letterpress, printing, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged book, design, experimental, limited edition, Type, typography, Typoretum, 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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Posted in craft, design, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, press, printing, Private Presses, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter
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Also 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, woodletter, Yellow Brick Media
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December 17, 2012 – 12:43 pm
A short documentary by White House Films, filmed at the Distiller’s Press in Dublin, Ireland, featuring Jamie Murphy who is currently here at Typoretum on a 3-month Leonardo da Vinci programme placement.
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, design, letterpress, posters, press, printing, printmaking, typography, Uncategorized, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Distiller's Press, Dublin, Ireland, Jamie Murphy, letterpress, Mary J Plunkett, White House Films, woodletter
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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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Posted in hot metal, John Randle, letterpress, Monotype, OPC, Pat Randle, printing, Private Presses, typecasting, typography, Whittington Press, wood type, woodletter
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Also 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
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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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Posted in Education, letterpress, posters, press, printing, printmaking, Typesetting, typography, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Alexander Cooper, John Christopher, letterpress, Letterpress Workers International Summit, Mark Pavey, Milan, Officina Tipografica Novepunti, Pete Burke, Rose Gridneff, Thomas Gravemaker, woodletter
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September 6, 2011 – 5:41 pm
Brooklyn-based typographer Nick Sherman has just created what he believes to be the world’s largest printing type. Standing at 576 lines pica (8 feet) tall, I’m inclined to agree! Nick designed, produced, and printed these wooden letters for the Wood Type Evolved exhibition at Columbia College Chicago. More images showing the process employed to create […]
Widely shared on Twitter, this movie is just too wonderful not to feature on my Blog. Filmed by Cool Hunting Video, it shows Grafica Fidalga, a trio of letterpress printers in São Paulo, Brazil, who print wood type posters on a 1929 German cylinder printing press.
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in letterpress, printing, typography, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Add new tag, Brazil, Grafica Fildalga, letterpress, Poster, printing, São Paulo
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