Letterpress

Here is an image of the book I helped make at the AIGA Baltimore/Lead Graffiti workshop a couple of weeks ago. To read more, check out these two posts (and thanks to Ray Nichols for this photo.)

Last weekend was the Photopolymer Workshop by AIGA Baltimore and Typecast Press. Mary Mashburn, of Typecast gave a tour of the shop while going over letterpress history. Then she showed the magic of creating a photopolymer plate. Each participant go to print their own Baltimore themed postcard design, and they then did a print exchange at the end. Everyone got to work on the two Vandercook presses, and a good time was had by all.

Just thought I would let you all know that I am running a Letterpress Series.

As you may have seen, I built a printing press with a hydraulic jack. I thought it might be helpful to those of you building your own presses, if you have a printing how-to for a hydraulic jack press.