For the Love of Letterpress

For the Love of Letterpress
Author: Cathie Ruggie Saunders
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019-08-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 135005125X

Winner - American Graphic Design Award, Graphic Design USA Conveying the authors' love of the letterpress process and product, this book presents the technical, historical, aesthetic and practical information necessary for both students and instructors. The 2nd edition of For the Love of Letterpress includes an updated gallery of contemporary images of letterpress printing, as well as a new chapter of letterpress assignments from the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. Both additions attest to the dynamic and continued relevance of the media. The authors show how contemporary digital processes have expanded the boundaries of traditional letterpress. By writing with passion and experience, they indicate why a 15th century printing technology based upon crafting with one's hands, still has appeal and value to 21st century artists and designers. Whether incorporated into an academic curriculum or used for self-study, For the Love of Letterpress is a must for students who wish to learn letterpress and instructors seeking inspiration and reference.

Letterpress Now

Letterpress Now
Author: Jessica C. White
Publisher: Lark Crafts
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781454703297

Explains how to use various types of presses, and includes twenty projects ranging from cards and calendars to stationery and masks.

Ladies of Letterpress

Ladies of Letterpress
Author: Jessica C. White
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre: Letterpress printing
ISBN: 9781782402299

The revival of traditional printing methods has been afoot for the last decade, and the tactile charm of letterpress has ensured that its popularity is on the rise. Ladies of Letterpress is an organization that champions the craft, and in particular seeks to showcase and promote the work of women printers. A gallery of art by its members, the work in Ladies of Letterpress ranges from greetings cards to broadsides and posters, and is offered in a cornucopia of type and illustration styles. What comes through clearly, though, is the quality of the work: every one of these pieces is worthy of display on your wall, and with 80 detachable pages, you can create an instant and beautiful gallery of your own.

Little Book of Letterpress

Little Book of Letterpress
Author: Charlotte Rivers
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-08-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780811875073

Thanks to traditional letterpress technique's popularity in DIY and indie-crafter circles, it's become the darling of the stationery world with innovative new studios popping up all over the globe, from Texas to Denmark. Little Book of Letterpress is a treasure trove of remarkable work from some of the hottest and coolest letterpress studios working today, including Egg Press and Hello Lucky. Featuring an enlightening history of the craft, explanations of the different types of presses, sneak peeks into the studios, and details about the process of creation, this volume is the epitome of handcrafted hip.

Letterpress Printing

Letterpress Printing
Author: Paul Maravelas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2005
Genre: Letterpress printing
ISBN: 9780712349123

A source book for beginning and intermediate letterpress printers. Using explanations of technical terms and illustrations, this manual describes presses, ink, paper, press operation, type and photopolymer plates. The book shows how to set up and run small and large platen presses, and Vandercook and Challenge-style hand cylinder presses.

Letterpress

Letterpress
Author: David Jury
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Letterpress printing
ISBN: 9782940361205

This timely book celebrates the diversity of the original work being produced by graphic designers and typographers using letterpress around the world.

General Printing

General Printing
Author: Glen U. Cleeton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2006-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781734222425

General Printing is a comprehensive guide to letterpress printing. With 300 photos and 140 illustrations, it offers detailed step-by-step visual instruction. Key topics include: handsetting type, taking proofs, mitering rules, locking up a form, adding packing and make-ready, feeding a platen press, advanced composition, design, typography, and tricks of the trade. "The best all-around introductory book for traditional letterpress printing, this manual is profusely illustrated with detailed and useful photographs and should occupy a prominent place on the shelf of every letterpress printer. It will serve as the next best thing to an apprenticeship at the feet of a master printer, and is certain to be used as a handy reference throughout your printing journey." --David S. Rose, Introduction to Letterpress Printing

Alan Kitching's A-Z of Letterpress

Alan Kitching's A-Z of Letterpress
Author: Alan Kitching
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781780674810

A must for letterpress enthusiasts and graphic designers, this is a covetable showcase of Alan Kitching's font collection. Each page has been carefully created by Alan Kitching in collaboration with Angus Hyland, making this book a work of art in its own right. Presented as an A to Z, each letter is interspersed with complete alphabets giving the reader access to a large range of fonts to reference in their own work.

Dead Feminists

Dead Feminists
Author: Chandler O'Leary
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1632170574

A national bestseller, this lushly illustrated book is an inclusive celebration of inspiring women who transformed the world and created social change. Dead Feminists is a gorgeously illustrated letterpress-inspired book showcasing feminist history with a vision for a better future. Based on the beloved letterpress poster series of the same name, this book brings feminist history to life, profiling 27 unforgettable forebears of the modern women’s movement such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rachel Carson, and more. Across eras and industries, passions and geographies, this collection of diverse, progressive, and perseverant women faced what looked like insurmountable odds and yet, still, they persisted. Dead Feminists, which features a foreword by Jill Lepore, author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, is an illuminating and innovative reminder that women can be extraordinary agents of change. The future is female, but in many ways so is the past. Dead Feminists takes feminist inspiration to a new level of artistry and shows how ordinary and extraordinary women have made a difference throughout history (and how you can too). Featured Feminists: Adina De Zavala Alice Paul Annie Oakley Babe Zaharias Eleanor Roosevelt Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Zimmerman Emma Goldman Fatima al-Fihri Gwendolyn Brooks Harriet Tubman Imogen Cunningham Jane Mecom Marie Curie Queen Lili’uokalani Rachel Carson Rywka Lipszyc Sadako Sasaki Sappho Sarojini Naidu Shirley Chisholm Thea Foss Virginia Woolf Washington State Suffragists

Get Impressed!

Get Impressed!
Author: Wang Shaoqiang
Publisher: Hoaki
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788417656379

An in-depth overview on the world of letterpress: history, examples, designers and everything there is to know about the renewed interest in movable types.