Alfred Biliet operating an Intertype hot metal caster.
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Gentse Feesten. Poster n°1
To announce various activities at the MIAT museum during the Gentse eesten I'm making a couple of posters. The first poster is typeset from wood and metal type and for the second one I will make a linocut. Here are some 'work in progress' pictures of the first poster and as you can see I still have a lot of work to do:)
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Bloomsday
To celebrate Bloomsday (June 16th) the National Print Museum in Dublin exhibits Ulysses Strands, a series of letterpress posters based on tweet-length excerpts from James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Read MoreBen Joosten "Naar de letter"
The documentary (Dutch spoken) about Ben Joosten, "Naar de letter", made by Hanne van der Woude is available online. It is a charming portrait of the artist.
The image of the wall build from giant wood type is just mind-blowing:)
found via plantinblogt
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short film made by students of HKU (in Dutch)
Thai Movable Type
I'm fascinated by these pictures of Thai letters (and type cases) found on Graphic-ExchanGE blog. Taken by Fabien Barral these beautiful pictures gives us a glimpse into the inner world of "Press a Card" letterpress studio based in Koh Lanta island, Thailand.
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Measurements Table
This might be handy - type units measurements/conversion table I found on the title page of Tetterode Amsterdam Type foundry catalogue.
more about type measurements here
Epilogue
A wonderful documentary by a Canadian student Hannah Ryu Chung about the future of the physical book. Build upon interviews with printers, publishers, book binders and bookshop owners active in Toronto, it questions the future of the printed book. Hannah hopes that the film will stir thought and elicit discussion about the immersive reading experience and the lost craft of the book arts, from the people who are still passionate about reading on paper as well as those who are not.
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