Some pics from our little photo shoot down at the workshop this week.
I love how little drawers and boxes keep appearing and revealing hidden type and tools. What will tomorrow reveal?!
These were pressed for the customer in a variety of ink colors, using various colors of paper. Overall, I’m really happy with the way these turned out, but I’m really thankful for the customer taking me in a printing direction that I previously hadn’t given much thought.
Most letterpress printers I know love them some wood type. This is my current obsession… Calendar Type. Made new at Virgin Wood Type, one of these sets is perfectly measured to be reset and printed for each month.
Oh the possibilities! The annual project!
Unfortunately, they’re…
Wine quotes, letterpress on Lenox by Bryan Baker (Detroit) available at Signal-Return. 17” x 23”, $45.
Signal-Return is open today from 11AM-7PM.
SHOWCASE : COURSE
Letterpress
website/ www.designcollege.com.au
blog/ www.designcollegeaustralia.blogspot.com.auEverything is more fun the old fashioned way. Letterpress for an example - before the days of Photoshop and InDesign, everything that you see on paper was laid out by hand using a series of carved blocks, ink, and a fancy looking rustic machine called a letterpress.
If you’re a typography wiz, a design student or just like playing with stamps, this letterpress course could be for you. It’s run by the Design College Of Australia, which is a boutique graphic design and photography institution in Brisbane.
At Magma, we are designers and Letterpress printers simultaneously. Our knowledge of the printing press, paper, ink and design we are able to make smart and unique designs to make that are great for Letter Press. Our enthusiasm for Letterpress, combined with our expertise and passion for…
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