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Letterpress ‘IEE’ poster for Public Service Broadcasting.

May 20, 2013 – 11:28 pm

Public Service Broadcasting commissioned Typoretum to design and letterpress print a limited edition (100 copies) poster, to accompany the launch of their debut album ‘Inform, Educate, Entertain’ (publicservicebroadcasting.net/inform-educate-entertain-out-now/) in May 2013. The posters were printed from antique Elongated Sans Serif wood type and Granby Light metal type onto high-quality 170gsm cartridge paper, signed and editioned […]

By Justin Knopp | Posted in letterpress, posters, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter | Also tagged Granby, IEE, Inform Educate Entertain, letterpress, metal, Poster, PSB, Public Service Broadcasting, Sans Serif, sans surryphs, Type, Typoretum, wood, woodletter | Comments (2)

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, 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)