tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388934372024-03-13T21:38:38.129-07:00works & thoughtsblog has been moved to http://typeandpress.formapparatus.com/Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-79212865882242741892011-07-25T12:18:00.000-07:002016-01-04T10:04:09.500-08:00New blog 'Type & Press' is online!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TXWIIS_UQTE/Ti3CWXM9-bI/AAAAAAAACEk/WxbC-xdO_z4/s1600/type%2526press-big.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633372398351677874" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TXWIIS_UQTE/Ti3CWXM9-bI/AAAAAAAACEk/WxbC-xdO_z4/s400/type%2526press-big.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 184px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Hi everyone!<br />
I have some good news:) I'm happy to announce that my new letterpress blog - '<a href="http://typeand.press/">Type & Press</a>' went online this morning. Yay! So please update your bookmarks.<br />
<a href="http://typeandpress.formapparatus.com/">Type & Press</a>' is a blog dedicated to the love of wood type and letterpress printing. The goal of this blog is to document experiments, catalog and share inspiration. Feel free to browse through old and fresh content, explore resource pages or submit links and interesting letterpress-related projects.<br />
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Thank you all for your interest and I hope to see you soon!<br />
ArminaArminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-36490552326062018392011-06-19T11:30:00.000-07:002011-07-04T04:07:02.547-07:00This blog is moving<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RKVPe10yNX0/Tf5VNfrCtAI/AAAAAAAACB0/hmycePNNWYY/s1600/update%2Bcopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RKVPe10yNX0/Tf5VNfrCtAI/AAAAAAAACB0/hmycePNNWYY/s400/update%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620023075333649410" /></a><br /><br />It's been a while since my last post. And there is a reason for it - I decided to move this blog to a new level - to a new blog platform. New blog will have a new name, new look, more features, more links to resources etc. The content will not change, I would still be posting about woodtype/letterpress related matters and everything I used to post here will move along to the new platform. This blog will continue its existence, but as an archive, it will not be updated anymore.<br /><br />The new blog is planned to go online in the middle of july.<br />If you want to be notified you can subscribe using the form below.<br /><!-- // MAILCHIMP SUBSCRIBE CODE \\ --><br /><a href="http://eepurl.com/elNj-/"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Keep me informed!</span></a><br /><!-- \\ MAILCHIMP SUBSCRIBE CODE // --><br />Thank you all for your interest and I hope to see you there!Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-34959272101784510382011-05-11T02:29:00.000-07:002011-05-11T02:41:52.398-07:00Poster. Dominic Rechsteiner.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzVe4zycSmk/TcpXbGdUemI/AAAAAAAACBU/sJG9FIr6_-M/s1600/55_dsc0665.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzVe4zycSmk/TcpXbGdUemI/AAAAAAAACBU/sJG9FIr6_-M/s400/55_dsc0665.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605388809317677666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMMQ_BnwfNw/TcpXbds-gdI/AAAAAAAACBc/YMdwiU4uOeA/s1600/55_img0239.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMMQ_BnwfNw/TcpXbds-gdI/AAAAAAAACBc/YMdwiU4uOeA/s400/55_img0239.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605388815557362130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C_JQpoGF2QY/TcpXNItZOkI/AAAAAAAACBM/1cXuT__ReeI/s1600/55_img0261.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C_JQpoGF2QY/TcpXNItZOkI/AAAAAAAACBM/1cXuT__ReeI/s400/55_img0261.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605388569403800130" /></a><br /><br />Nice letterpressed poster made by a Swiss designer <a href="http://www.dominicrechsteiner.ch/">Dominic Rechsteiner</a>. I like the combination of wood type and linocut.<br /><br />found via <a href="http://swisslegacy.com/">Swiss Legacy</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-85897536935146086902011-04-25T09:21:00.000-07:002011-04-25T11:49:10.119-07:00WNY Book Arts Center. Kickstarter<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/565689766/getting-woodtype/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe><br /><br />The <a href="http://wnybookarts.org/">WNY Book Arts Center</a> has grown from a rough idea into one of the most active letterpress printing and book arts centers in USA in a very short time. But woodtype has become a scarce commodity for printers and now with eBay sellers cashing in one letter at a time, full sets of woodtype have become very scarce.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'A collection of woodtype from a local printer has come to the attention of WNYBAC and we are torn up that we cannot muster the funds to buy it up. If we do not, the seller has decided to sell on eBay. We are looking to secure the funds to purchase this collection for use in the WNYBAC printshop. It has been dormant for more than 50 years, and we'd like not only to make it available to the local printing community, but also to woodtype aficionados by distributing specimen sheets of the fonts that haven't been printed in decades.'</span><br /><br />Help Buffalo's WNY Book Arts Center to buy wood type by supporting them on <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/565689766/getting-woodtype?ref=email">Kickstarter</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-61110915281017137312011-04-25T07:49:00.000-07:002011-04-25T11:48:05.373-07:00Godspeed poster by Studio on Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya-dMa-X5AY/TbWND2d4GGI/AAAAAAAACAk/loFgpbQuZNE/s1600/0010_godspeed_poster_letterpress_20x26_size-600x450.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya-dMa-X5AY/TbWND2d4GGI/AAAAAAAACAk/loFgpbQuZNE/s400/0010_godspeed_poster_letterpress_20x26_size-600x450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599536809005029474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PrNbrQ_7D00/TbWPgmi2d4I/AAAAAAAACBE/Wp_cpG6g7ZU/s1600/0005_godspeed_poster_letterpress_bicycle_seat_print-600x450.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PrNbrQ_7D00/TbWPgmi2d4I/AAAAAAAACBE/Wp_cpG6g7ZU/s400/0005_godspeed_poster_letterpress_bicycle_seat_print-600x450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599539501970388866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/04/godspeed-poster-with-bicycle-parts-typography/">Godspeed</a> is a recent work by <a href="http://www.studioonfire.com/">Studio on Fire</a> made for '<a href="http://artcrank.com/minneapolis">Artcrank</a>' - a poster show for bike people. The construction of this poster is an assemblage of prints created with actual bicycle parts (love the idea!). Used bike parts were inked up with a brayer and printed by hand. These prints were then digitally arranged on top of a pencil sketched layout. It was plated in photo polymer and printed on letterpress in 2 colors.<br /><br />check out for more pictures <a href="http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/04/godspeed-poster-with-bicycle-parts-typography/">here</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-87433157490945005472011-04-13T05:29:00.000-07:002011-04-13T05:39:57.137-07:00Matthew Carter and his first wood type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zKtXPer35iU/TaWY0a4WXaI/AAAAAAAACAM/KLfRmoj8f5o/s1600/5592483134_12af7233e0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zKtXPer35iU/TaWY0a4WXaI/AAAAAAAACAM/KLfRmoj8f5o/s400/5592483134_12af7233e0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595046138413997474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_IUlJ0-ym18/TaWY0ONGtOI/AAAAAAAAB_8/6nDCFBBotkE/s1600/5592477562_1725d5916d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_IUlJ0-ym18/TaWY0ONGtOI/AAAAAAAAB_8/6nDCFBBotkE/s400/5592477562_1725d5916d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595046135011390690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTLfavmQf1w/TaWY0oGs4bI/AAAAAAAACAU/o09WJCQ_b0E/s1600/5591916505_828bf1b626.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTLfavmQf1w/TaWY0oGs4bI/AAAAAAAACAU/o09WJCQ_b0E/s400/5591916505_828bf1b626.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595046141963854258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jeOCISVha5I/TaWZeICJKYI/AAAAAAAACAc/_76Db4a5mqA/s1600/5591884071_662d240165.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jeOCISVha5I/TaWZeICJKYI/AAAAAAAACAc/_76Db4a5mqA/s400/5591884071_662d240165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595046854909307266" /></a><br /><br /><br />Interesting article on <a href="http://blog.eyemagazine.com/?p=4155">eyemagazine blog</a> about how <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Carter">Matthew Carter</a> designed his first wood type using a computer-controlled router cuts.Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-12706659088915528302011-04-10T07:31:00.000-07:002011-04-10T08:17:04.935-07:00Wood type by Lead Graffiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AvLg3M4FkVw/TaHASPM7_pI/AAAAAAAAB_0/7X8wIuY3qTU/s1600/bradley-wood-type.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AvLg3M4FkVw/TaHASPM7_pI/AAAAAAAAB_0/7X8wIuY3qTU/s400/bradley-wood-type.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593963631721840274" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">12 line Bradley as first font of wood type</span><br /><br />Many of those who is printing with wood type had to work with damaged wood letters of incomplete letter cases. <a href="http://www.leadgraffiti.com/">Lead Graffiti</a> design studio came up with a solution to make letters from endgrain Rock Maple using random sized blocks which helps counter any warping and with as accurate a type height as is achievable in wood (which shrinks and expands based on humidity and temperature). This technique gives a lot of opportunities: creating a new (own) wood type, replacement of damaged letters etc. <br />So, if you have missing characters you can supply a proof and Lead Graffiti will supply it in wood. Great!<br /><br />read <a href="http://blog.leadgraffiti.com/2011/01/21/making-lead-graffiti-wood-type/">more</a> about the projectArminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-32373022298033721402011-04-05T06:14:00.000-07:002011-04-05T06:49:04.263-07:00FPO Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RWrw4miz5w4/TZsbH13JVdI/AAAAAAAAB_s/KcEtSfYrYUc/s1600/fpo_awards_announce_fpo.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 167px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RWrw4miz5w4/TZsbH13JVdI/AAAAAAAAB_s/KcEtSfYrYUc/s400/fpo_awards_announce_fpo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592093183842014674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CUwnIcOuvAc/TZsWZpJThQI/AAAAAAAAB_U/9ezlVxjwahM/s1600/screen-capture-23.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CUwnIcOuvAc/TZsWZpJThQI/AAAAAAAAB_U/9ezlVxjwahM/s400/screen-capture-23.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592087992108025090" /></a><br /><br />There are a lot of design competitions organized every year, but this one is special!<br />"Organized by <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/">UnderConsideration</a>, the FPO Awards is a judged competition that celebrates the best print work from around the world during 2010 — a direct extension of the popular blog <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/">FPO: For Print Only</a>.<br />The FPO Awards categories are focused on print production over project type. Categories are open to design professionals, students, printers, and hobbyists as long as the work was produced in a minimum quantity of 50. Work must have been produced in 2010."<br /><br />Deadline: 3 june 2011<br /><br />more information <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/fpoawards/">here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wylikdqwhr0/TZsWaM9GvnI/AAAAAAAAB_k/lQRjhwXT3VU/s1600/screen-capture-24.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wylikdqwhr0/TZsWaM9GvnI/AAAAAAAAB_k/lQRjhwXT3VU/s400/screen-capture-24.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592088001720532594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ua2TA7ILFZY/TZsWZ4Eu0HI/AAAAAAAAB_c/LU_Sr19Vl7Q/s1600/screen-capture-22.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ua2TA7ILFZY/TZsWZ4Eu0HI/AAAAAAAAB_c/LU_Sr19Vl7Q/s400/screen-capture-22.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592087996115374194" /></a><br /><br />"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/underconsideration/sets/72157626263538831/">This Flickr set</a> shows the selection, inking process, and larger versions of the lock-ups above."Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-41667643194382221052011-04-02T04:38:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:01:07.022-07:003D printer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S6Fz9C2ZPdo/TZcLKqIsY1I/AAAAAAAAB_M/lWyqwSVm7J0/s1600/IMG_8595.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S6Fz9C2ZPdo/TZcLKqIsY1I/AAAAAAAAB_M/lWyqwSVm7J0/s400/IMG_8595.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590949740141110098" /></a><br />On 31 march, the MIAT museum hosted an event about 3D printing. The idea of event belong to department of Applied Engineering of <a href="http://english.hogent.be/">Hogeschool Gent</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E4-NofkxWDQ/TZcLKbA8XjI/AAAAAAAAB-8/iYQfwqVJqqc/s1600/IMG_8588.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E4-NofkxWDQ/TZcLKbA8XjI/AAAAAAAAB-8/iYQfwqVJqqc/s400/IMG_8588.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590949736082071090" /></a><br /><a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page">RepRap</a> in action.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-laRDFYiQQMI/TZcLKrsv4oI/AAAAAAAAB_E/GZxZ-eA4xG4/s1600/IMG_8590.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-laRDFYiQQMI/TZcLKrsv4oI/AAAAAAAAB_E/GZxZ-eA4xG4/s400/IMG_8590.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590949740560769666" /></a><br />test letters printed from different materials.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EACV7ywQ3lY/TZcLKMAcP0I/AAAAAAAAB-s/Gz3w2P3dxaE/s1600/IMG_8600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EACV7ywQ3lY/TZcLKMAcP0I/AAAAAAAAB-s/Gz3w2P3dxaE/s400/IMG_8600.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590949732053434178" /></a><br />got freshly printed letter in my hands:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gbKcdHGeCTQ/TZcLKL71WCI/AAAAAAAAB-0/3rO9GuMi-qI/s1600/IMG_8591.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gbKcdHGeCTQ/TZcLKL71WCI/AAAAAAAAB-0/3rO9GuMi-qI/s400/IMG_8591.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590949732034107426" /></a><br />unfortunately the surface of the printed letters is not perfect yet, (but we all knew that, anyway:)Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-34239130310789369402011-03-31T13:48:00.000-07:002011-03-31T13:59:26.331-07:00Pure Reversal<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21436365" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21436365">PureReversal</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/wearebuild">Build</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />'Pure Reversal' is a short film produced by <a href="http://wearebuild.com/">Build</a> for the launch of the new typeface 'Nokia Pure' (created by <a href="http://www.daltonmaag.com/">Dalton Maag</a>). Bridging digital to analogue Build commissioned a woodblock version of the typeface, highlighting the craft of Matt McKenzie of the <a href="http://paekakarikipress.com/">Paekakariki Press</a>.<br /><br />Filmed on location at his workshop in Walthamstow, a ltd-edition print was produced and printed on his original 1959 Heidleberg KS Cylinder 38 x 52 Press.<br /><br /><a href="http://brandbook.nokia.com/blog/view/item62277/">source</a><br /><br />found via <a href="http://www.desmyter.com/">Erik Desmyter</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-28570257921528914542011-03-28T03:34:00.001-07:002011-03-28T14:01:05.502-07:00Wood Type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NytnooEwisY/TZBkR16MJ7I/AAAAAAAAB-E/eQteonxIGcI/s1600/IMG_8574-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NytnooEwisY/TZBkR16MJ7I/AAAAAAAAB-E/eQteonxIGcI/s400/IMG_8574-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589077395258484658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6rMuFiI_4pM/TZBksRT6qLI/AAAAAAAAB-c/bgymLwudvzY/s1600/IMG_8583.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6rMuFiI_4pM/TZBksRT6qLI/AAAAAAAAB-c/bgymLwudvzY/s400/IMG_8583.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589077849290746034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gys3mE6MLEM/TZBksLri_SI/AAAAAAAAB-U/2JLoM5ihGeU/s1600/IMG_8581-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gys3mE6MLEM/TZBksLri_SI/AAAAAAAAB-U/2JLoM5ihGeU/s400/IMG_8581-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589077847779245346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOAINd4ISBE/TZBksJT2fsI/AAAAAAAAB-M/Bh_ZzJMca2M/s1600/IMG_8580.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOAINd4ISBE/TZBksJT2fsI/AAAAAAAAB-M/Bh_ZzJMca2M/s400/IMG_8580.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589077847142989506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsKTzSe4BOY/TZBksXOF16I/AAAAAAAAB-k/_3P7HtvMLjE/s1600/IMG_8586.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsKTzSe4BOY/TZBksXOF16I/AAAAAAAAB-k/_3P7HtvMLjE/s400/IMG_8586.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589077850876925858" /></a><br /><br />This entire weekend I spent at the <a href="http://www.miat.gent.be.binary.priorweb.be/">museum</a>, sorting out the wood type (50+ letter cases). It took me some time to find all missing pieces and organize everything alphabetically. But I had a great fun!Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-59330544705510408432011-03-28T03:28:00.000-07:002011-03-28T14:03:12.963-07:00Wood Type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gvGkPt5EFcQ/TZBjewnayGI/AAAAAAAAB9s/90Tm-R6T22E/s1600/IMG_8573-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gvGkPt5EFcQ/TZBjewnayGI/AAAAAAAAB9s/90Tm-R6T22E/s400/IMG_8573-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589076517664245858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T2FusI_OOfg/TZBje-r5XOI/AAAAAAAAB9k/01jNdzS9CQc/s1600/IMG_8571-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T2FusI_OOfg/TZBje-r5XOI/AAAAAAAAB9k/01jNdzS9CQc/s400/IMG_8571-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589076521441123554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WOoieWcaf_Y/TZBjeggy4nI/AAAAAAAAB9U/DugZvflyFKg/s1600/IMG_8568-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WOoieWcaf_Y/TZBjeggy4nI/AAAAAAAAB9U/DugZvflyFKg/s400/IMG_8568-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589076513341497970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6Ym1L6X0Pc/TZBjfKl7tpI/AAAAAAAAB90/iKfOPLzxyDk/s1600/IMG_8577-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6Ym1L6X0Pc/TZBjfKl7tpI/AAAAAAAAB90/iKfOPLzxyDk/s400/IMG_8577-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589076524637337234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-mSXWM769Q/TZBj0VpwtnI/AAAAAAAAB98/UbedGNVA2jA/s1600/IMG_8578-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-mSXWM769Q/TZBj0VpwtnI/AAAAAAAAB98/UbedGNVA2jA/s400/IMG_8578-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589076888383436402" /></a><br /><br />Now, the next step is to identify each one of them, as there is no records at the <a href="http://www.miat.gent.be.binary.priorweb.be/">museum</a>. Something tells me it will take much more time than just sorting it out:)Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-87248819011152020332011-03-27T09:50:00.000-07:002011-03-27T10:31:51.914-07:00Letterpress (second edition). David Jury.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S5H6Qczs1pg/TY9sOW4tV8I/AAAAAAAAB9M/ElB9IMW0c2E/s1600/scaled_e1298991144.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S5H6Qczs1pg/TY9sOW4tV8I/AAAAAAAAB9M/ElB9IMW0c2E/s400/scaled_e1298991144.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588804656507475906" /></a><br /><br />After a succes of '<a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Letterpress/David-Jury/e/9782940361205">Letterpress:New Applications for Traditional Skills</a>' in 2006, <a href="http://www.rotovision.com/">RotoVision</a> has released a second (updated) edition - '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Letterpress-Allure-Handmade-David-Jury/dp/288893163X">Letterpress: the allure of the handmade</a>'.<br />'Newly revised and updated with luscious and inspiring images of contemporary work, this book allows today’s graphic designer to rediscover the creative potential of letterpress. Thanks to its physical presence on the page, letterpress has a unique and visual impact, and offers a powerful means of expressing ideas through a more intelligent use of type.'<br /><br />found in RotoVision <a href="http://issuu.com/rotovision/docs/rv_cat_ss11_issu">Catalogue</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-9191054951771816092011-03-20T05:52:00.000-07:002011-03-20T06:22:00.803-07:00Memory game<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X_rrN19boaI/TYX99_wdjMI/AAAAAAAAB88/tlZzkjQozGA/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.37.36%2BAM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X_rrN19boaI/TYX99_wdjMI/AAAAAAAAB88/tlZzkjQozGA/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.37.36%2BAM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586150154351512770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_WJq_WwW2j0/TYX983v--pI/AAAAAAAAB8s/DzEfV_t4k6c/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.22.17%2BAM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_WJq_WwW2j0/TYX983v--pI/AAAAAAAAB8s/DzEfV_t4k6c/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.22.17%2BAM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586150135022156434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6x9-GPllLw/TYX98HidwbI/AAAAAAAAB8k/xJ1aZOCTCdc/s1600/0310012058a_2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6x9-GPllLw/TYX98HidwbI/AAAAAAAAB8k/xJ1aZOCTCdc/s400/0310012058a_2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586150122080551346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0cFmypfwA5I/TYX99YeVgjI/AAAAAAAAB80/Eow7YvdJzDA/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.25.59%2BAM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0cFmypfwA5I/TYX99YeVgjI/AAAAAAAAB80/Eow7YvdJzDA/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-18%2Bat%2B12.25.59%2BAM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586150143806505522" /></a><br /><br />"Built Icons" memory game is a wonderful result of craftmanship of Marcel Gohring from <a href="http://www.druckwerk.ch/deutsch/sortiment/objekte/index.html">Druckwerk</a> printing studio in Basel. This game box includes 48 letterpress printed cards (each card is designed using wood and metal ornaments) and a folder with impressive photos of lock-outs (I can imagine how time-consuming it might have been). The entire box is available for purchase <a href="http://www.druckwerk.ch/deutsch/sortiment/objekte/index.html">here</a>. On my wish list!<br /><br />found via <a href="http://letterology.blogspot.com/search/label/Letterpress?max-results=20"><span style="font-style:italic;">letterology</span></a><br /><br />This type illustrations slightly reminds me of work by <a href="http://almostextinct.wordpress.com/">Almost Extinct</a>.Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-53839882547773539792011-03-19T09:33:00.000-07:002011-03-19T09:45:45.794-07:00Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AN0yvz5urYI/TYTbBanG7zI/AAAAAAAAB8c/uUjYB6FCxXQ/s1600/screen-capture-8.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AN0yvz5urYI/TYTbBanG7zI/AAAAAAAAB8c/uUjYB6FCxXQ/s400/screen-capture-8.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585830255215963954" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I came across this interesting tumblr <a href="http://fuckyeahprints.tumblr.com/">blog</a>. It is dedicated to the art of print-making, no matter what techniques has been used.<br />A lot of inspiration out there!:)<br /><br />found via <a href="http://www.printeresting.org/"><span style="font-style:italic;">printeresting</span></a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-12346669981244977182011-03-12T02:57:00.000-08:002011-03-12T03:06:47.454-08:00Get Up Printing Kit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfwR0u2QjyE/TXtRr6LQyAI/AAAAAAAAB8U/KXFhcQHO_6I/s1600/GU02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfwR0u2QjyE/TXtRr6LQyAI/AAAAAAAAB8U/KXFhcQHO_6I/s400/GU02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583145977848580098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S__syHgNTBY/TXtRrgKhPnI/AAAAAAAAB8M/sSzFNVS2YUI/s1600/GU01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S__syHgNTBY/TXtRrgKhPnI/AAAAAAAAB8M/sSzFNVS2YUI/s400/GU01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583145970866142834" /></a><br /><br />Love the idea of handmade <a href="http://alexisromestudio.eu/page%20type%20name/get-up-printing-kid/">stamps</a> for Barcelona based 'Get Up Hair' stylist. It's fun and flexible!<br /><br />made by <a href="http://alexisromestudio.eu/about/studio/">Alexis Rom Estudio</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-79647003501865479522011-03-05T02:33:00.000-08:002011-03-10T04:10:38.659-08:00Oakland wood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oBXk98xMnks/TXITOr7fRxI/AAAAAAAAB8E/KENrVNedaSU/s1600/OaklandWood.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oBXk98xMnks/TXITOr7fRxI/AAAAAAAAB8E/KENrVNedaSU/s400/OaklandWood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580544031296800530" /></a><br /><br />These wonderful wood letters of <a href="http://www.emigre.com/EF.php?fid=101">Oakland</a> (by <a href="http://www.emigre.com/Bios.php?d=10">Zuzana Licko</a>) were created by Evan Christie (School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA). "Typefaces of the past, many of which are now staples of modern graphic design, took physical form as moveable type," said Evan. "I wanted to use a typeface that was never meant to take physical form, and Oakland was the perfect typeface to use because it embodies the birth of the digital era where nothing is tangible." Christie milled the maple down to type height and etched the letters in long strips using an epilog laser engraver. They were then cut off the strip into individual blocks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emigre.com/EmigreNews.php">source</a><br /><br />I'm curious about the prints:)Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-69477640688619629582011-03-02T10:25:00.000-08:002011-03-02T10:32:30.586-08:00Letter March<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LiLoT1dRWn0/TW6LuW3K1lI/AAAAAAAAB78/qsTta8_97AI/s1600/tumblr_lh8b6zWVqw1qgw4pk.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LiLoT1dRWn0/TW6LuW3K1lI/AAAAAAAAB78/qsTta8_97AI/s400/tumblr_lh8b6zWVqw1qgw4pk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579550616885843538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lettermarch.tumblr.com/">Letter March</a> is an interesting project by Aymie Spitzer, a graphic designer located in Brooklyn, New York.<br />'This is an experiment in carving one linocut letter per day in an attempt to complete an entire alphabet by March 31st. Chosen typeface: Champion Gothic by Hoefler & Frere-Jones.'<br /><br />Looking forward to see more lino carved letters.Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-80112425452054177522011-02-21T10:04:00.000-08:002011-02-25T11:29:14.689-08:00Making Books<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hBztGX-2i1M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This nice video, produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films Inc. in 1947, shows laborious process of producing books. Amazing!Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-38180736878683248962011-02-20T03:57:00.000-08:002011-03-27T09:43:09.409-07:00Книга Букв (The Book of Letters)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xaeUZHqUrW8/TWELVcjYQqI/AAAAAAAAB7s/NkZfeHYq8E4/s1600/397f8ea4402b0871bbd8bbbbf9e76323.gif.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xaeUZHqUrW8/TWELVcjYQqI/AAAAAAAAB7s/NkZfeHYq8E4/s400/397f8ea4402b0871bbd8bbbbf9e76323.gif.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575750276731126434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSO58StOUoI/TWELkFClsrI/AAAAAAAAB70/z5r3sFVKngs/s1600/141158--40842580--u30175.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSO58StOUoI/TWELkFClsrI/AAAAAAAAB70/z5r3sFVKngs/s400/141158--40842580--u30175.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575750528117617330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eDcBTxj435s/TWEB6f5-hFI/AAAAAAAAB7U/jwY3IKQwx_o/s1600/s640x480-1.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eDcBTxj435s/TWEB6f5-hFI/AAAAAAAAB7U/jwY3IKQwx_o/s400/s640x480-1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575739918170096722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ny59pcYRxaU/TWEB6r1AzpI/AAAAAAAAB7k/r7RDjzPoaqM/s1600/s640x480.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ny59pcYRxaU/TWEB6r1AzpI/AAAAAAAAB7k/r7RDjzPoaqM/s400/s640x480.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575739921370500754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-By-lVEoaxdE/TWEB6R-yjJI/AAAAAAAAB7c/nt22QN6TnEM/s1600/s640x480-2.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-By-lVEoaxdE/TWEB6R-yjJI/AAAAAAAAB7c/nt22QN6TnEM/s400/s640x480-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575739914432187538" /></a><br /><br />While surfing on <a href="http://welovetypography.com/">we love typography</a> I've spotted some interesting images of cyrillic wood type. Apparently those images are coming from an exhibition in Moscow called 'Книга Букв' (The Book of Letters). It has been orginized by designers Maxim Gurbatov & Anna Tsjaikovskaya.<br />In this exhibition there are texts and images. But the images of this book are to read and the text - to watch. Here is the story told by authors: "Once upon a time we stumbled upon wood characters. They were laying on the dusty pavement near the gates leading into the printing house. For us, to found a dozen of old wooden letters was like to become an owner of map that leads to the Treasure Island. So the letters hunt had began! It became immediately clear that in Moscow there was nothing to find. So we brought six bags of letters by truck from the printing house of the 'Pravda Severa' newspaper, from Archangelsk. We orginized this exhibition because we wanted to show that letters are beautiful, they combined art, technology and literature, and if their service in the printing industry is over, then their place is in the art.'<br /><br />exhibition is open from 16 to 28 februari at 'Mars' Gallery, Moscow (<a href="http://maps.yandex.ru/-/CZGMJhC">map</a>)<br /><br />I wish I was there…<br /><br />click <a href="http://kniga-bukv.livejournal.com/112938.html#cutid1">here</a> for more picturesArminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-11003153074856017452011-02-17T00:51:00.000-08:002011-02-17T01:27:06.415-08:00Almost Extinct<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8vnfRNP-zM/TVzjAd8wuDI/AAAAAAAAB7M/MSh9MObxiDU/s1600/d_is_for_duck31.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8vnfRNP-zM/TVzjAd8wuDI/AAAAAAAAB7M/MSh9MObxiDU/s400/d_is_for_duck31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574580035956815922" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'D' is for duck</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-371tvrmbUNo/TVzi_9_7FpI/AAAAAAAAB7E/T4IOWTBIhaU/s1600/picture-311.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-371tvrmbUNo/TVzi_9_7FpI/AAAAAAAAB7E/T4IOWTBIhaU/s400/picture-311.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574580027380143762" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'Z' is for zebra</span><br /><br />Just came across this lovely project by <a href="http://almostextinct.wordpress.com/">Almost Extinct</a>.<br /><br />'Back in the day wood and metal type revolutionised the creative industries. With the introduction of new technology many type houses now face extinction. Today it is easy for anyone to manipulate typefaces and design layouts.<br />'Almost Extinct’ is a project that seeks to rediscover this ‘craft’. The idea is to source leading experts in this field to help design and print an alphabet of animals without the use of a computer. Some of the designs require many passes of the printing press with letters at various angles. Others require overprinting with a precise weight of ink. All of them require the sourcing of the perfect wood or metal letters, that should ideally suit the scale of the animal.' Once they will have all the animals they will hold an exhibition of prints with the sourced letters that were used next to them.<br /><br />Looking forward to see more typo-animals:)<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">read <a href="http://almostextinct.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/introduction/">more</a> about the project</span>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-64871584002801765352011-02-15T02:17:00.000-08:002011-03-12T17:09:51.673-08:00Drukwerk in de marge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uK_ngWbrtpk/TVpTK4QnGbI/AAAAAAAAB68/hz_CKfiNNkA/s1600/screen-capture-71.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uK_ngWbrtpk/TVpTK4QnGbI/AAAAAAAAB68/hz_CKfiNNkA/s400/screen-capture-71.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573858935190264242" /></a><br /><br /><br />Recently I came across a very useful website - <a href="http://www.drukwerkindemarge.org/">'Drukwerk in de marge'</a> (in Dutch). 'Drukwerk in de marge' is a foundation that unites people engaged in printing. Founded in 1975 it counts now more than 560 contributors, of which approximately 200 are active printers (mostly in The Netherlands). <br />On the website you can also buy & sell letterpress (and other printing related) materials.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drukwerkindemarge.org/">link</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-59712792884270930382011-02-14T14:26:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:31:32.876-08:00letterpress wallpaper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JFeaC4PqmS4/TVmsOb5pXDI/AAAAAAAAB60/70NTjs5oZuI/s1600/5406901081_b3e10fc2ed_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JFeaC4PqmS4/TVmsOb5pXDI/AAAAAAAAB60/70NTjs5oZuI/s400/5406901081_b3e10fc2ed_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573675377855388722" /></a><br /><br />This typology wallpaper from <a href="http://www.wallanddeco.com/Index.aspx">Wall & Decò</a> seems to be three-dimensional, an optical illusion that gives the impression that the wall consists of type blocks. Nice idea.<br /><br />found on <a href="http://style-files.com/2011/02/01/letterpress-wallpaper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+style-files+%28style-files.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">the style files</a>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-88105529719300618702011-02-14T13:44:00.000-08:002011-02-14T13:59:16.145-08:00Adana test<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y-iQHksIGvM/TVmiY2yU39I/AAAAAAAAB6s/2mVLYNwbP1s/s1600/adana_test.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y-iQHksIGvM/TVmiY2yU39I/AAAAAAAAB6s/2mVLYNwbP1s/s400/adana_test.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573664561754857426" /></a><br /><br />Recently the museum (MIAT) both a smaller printing press - Adana 8x5 (in quite good state). I never worked on it before (always worked on bigger presses), so I spend a couple of hours testing it. It was fun! I produced a lot of missprints:) I still need to find a balance between ink quantity and practice more.Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893437.post-21832224879621258502011-02-14T13:10:00.001-08:002011-02-14T13:40:20.512-08:00Wood type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9dD_TV1WuAs/TVmaUbxqlxI/AAAAAAAAB6c/FZsmPyO1BDk/s1600/IMG_8434-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9dD_TV1WuAs/TVmaUbxqlxI/AAAAAAAAB6c/FZsmPyO1BDk/s400/IMG_8434-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573655689691830034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRTjfW-MDxw/TVmacSpLwXI/AAAAAAAAB6k/MA6IQLKcvq4/s1600/IMG_8428-copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRTjfW-MDxw/TVmacSpLwXI/AAAAAAAAB6k/MA6IQLKcvq4/s400/IMG_8428-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573655824679289202" /></a><br /><br />On sunday I started to arrange the wood type collection we have at the museum. I realized I completely underestimated the work that I've been planning:) The collection is spread over various typecases and it is a challenge to find the missing pieces. I hope (with some help of colleagues) I can finish it by this summer. The next step will be printing the specimens.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">to be continued</span>Arminahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852422440061267543noreply@blogger.com0