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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, 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 | Comments (0)

‘Ampersands’ wood type print by New North Press

November 28, 2011 – 10:10 pm

Our friends over at New North Press, Richard Ardagh and Graham Bignell, have created a new letterpress print from a range of wood type ampersands. The damped paper was blind embossed revealing the shapes of the type blocks themselves, then it was flipped and printed with a clear varnish showing the mirror image of their […]

By Justin Knopp | Posted in letterpress, posters, printing, typography, Uncategorized, wood type, woodletter | Also tagged ampersands, letterpress, New North Press, press, Richard Ardagh, Type, typography, wood, woodletter | Comments (0)

New North Press – Wilton’s 150th Anniversary poster

May 26, 2009 – 9:13 pm

Richard Ardagh of Elephants Graveyard directed me to this delightful short movie showing him printing – ably assisted by Graham Bignell of New North Press – some letterpress posters, on an Albion Press. This poster, to commemorate the 150th Aniversary of Wilton’s Music Hall, is available for purchase along with other letterpress printed items via […]

By Justin Knopp | Posted in Hand Presses, letterpress, pressmanship, printing | Also tagged Elephants Graveyard, Graham Bignell, letterpress, New North Press, press, printing, Richard Ardagh, Wilton’s Music Hall, woodletter | Comments (0)