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LUDLOW LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

LUDLOW LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

This weekend I decided to use the ludlow machine to cast simplistic, purely typographic business cards. I have been a docent at The International Printing Museum for about 3 years so its funny to say this is the first time I have letterpressed business cards for myself. I decided to use only the ludlow typograph [...]

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BEATON OPEN – HEINRICH JOST

BEATON OPEN – HEINRICH JOST

  Beton Open is a variant of the Beton family designed by Henrich Jost (10.13.1889 – 9.27.1948 Magdeburg, Germany) while working for Bauer Type Foundry.  Beton Open is one variant of a family that includes at least twelve other styles including: Beton, EF Beton, Beton Bold Compressed, Beton Bold Condensed, Beton BQ, Beton Compressed Bold, Beton Demi, Beton Extra [...]

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PRINTERS FAIR LETTERPRESS POSTER

PRINTERS FAIR LETTERPRESS POSTER

Texture and embossing created by letterpress is a printmaking faux pas but a sought after dialect by graphic artists that holds as evidence to hand made craft in a predominantly digital profession. This is a letterpress poster I created to promote the Los Angeles Printers Fair.  The goal was to twist the poster to cater [...]

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