1. Colophon Type Museum (FR) - link & support page
2. The Saguache Crescent newspaper in Saguache, Colo., has been printing its news the same way since the 1800s. Lay the letters. Ink. Press. Publisher Dean Coombs’ family has had the business for three generations, and has helped print out the weekly broadsheet on a linotype since he was 12 years old. See how the news is made the hard way. Video
3. Historische Drukkerij Turnhout has announced its opening days for the year 2016.
Worth visiting, check it out - link
4. Christmas Cards Exchange 2015 - link
Type Journal in Belgium
It is been a while that I've been in contact with editors of Type Journal (Журнал «Шрифт»), an online journal devoted to type design, visual culture and typography in the Russian-speaking world. So at the beginning of the year, while being on holidays with friends in Berlin they've decided to visit Belgium for a few days. A perfect moment for a typographic meeting!
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Christmas Cards Exchange 2015
Don't you just love the smell of freshly printed ink in the morning? I certainly do!
For the second year in a row, I'm participating in the Christmas Cards Exchange project organized by the group of enthusiastic letterpress printers from the UK. The group of participants is growing every year (we were with more than 60 this year) and it is an absolute joy to receive the Christmas cards from Iceland, US, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Argentina and so on. It is so inspiring. Thank you & Merry Christmas to you all! It was the best Christmas ever! Check out all cards here.
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Quick links
Amai, email! - Oh my, enamel!
Following the yearly tradition of the Museum Night, on Thursday 03.12 the 9 museums of Gent are opening their doors from 18 till 01 o'clock. The entrance is free and each museum is offering various activities, music performances, or new exhibitions. As for example the MIAT with a new Amai, email! - Oh my, enamel! exhibition.
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Gedrukt voor de stad, Hans Moolenbel, Uitgeverij Bas Lubberhuizen, 2014
Visiting Sander Pinkse Boekproductie
Our next stop in Amsterdam is Sander Pinkse Boekproductie studio, located just a few minutes away from Letterpress Amsterdam. Sander Pinkse designs and produces books, of all shapes and sizes. He has been working as a book designer for more than twenty years. Sander's studio also houses a letterpress print shop.
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Letterpress Amsterdam
It's been a while that I was thinking about spending a weekend in Amsterdam. And yes, finally, we jumped into our car and drove from Gent to Amsterdam. After checking in Airbnb apartment in the Jordaan district, we headed to visit Thomas Gravemaker from Letterpress Amsterdam.
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