1. Talk. Decompiling History: Tobias Frere-Jones, St Bride Foundation, 20.01.2018, 7:00pm.
2. Art on Paper, call for artists, deadline 16.01.2018.
3. Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennale, 21-29.09.2018. The 2018 exhibition will be open to printmakers who specialise in hand-pulled original prints, and work within a 35 mile radius of Cambridge, UK.
4. Japanese miniature press, with PDF of the assembly and operating instructions.
The screening of 'Graphic Means' documentary in Gent. 09.01.2018
For one more time GRAFOC and Typografics are joining the forces to organise the second screening of the 'Graphic Means' documentary in Belgium. This time it wil take place in Gent. This documentary dives into the graphic design archives and explores graphic design production of the 1950s through the 1990s—from linecaster to photocomposition, and from paste-up to PDF.
Graphic Means, director - Briar Levit
09.01.2018
20:00 – 23:00
Sphinx Cinema
Sint-Michielsplein 3,
9000 Gent
tickets (entrance is free, but registration is required)
Boekkunstbeurs. Leiden. 2017
In November, following the annual tradition, Drukwerk in de Marge society is organizing a book fair dedicated to letterpress printers, printmakers, bookbinders and all sorts of creative folks. Housed in the beautiful Sint Pieterskerk in the picturesque city of Leiden, it gathers the printmaking enthusiasts from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, UK etc.
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Quick links
1. Pre-order the Itinerant Printer book & get five mini prints.
2. Der Papiermacher. Gangolf Ulbricht manufactures the thinnest paper in the world and restores old books and works. UIbricht is one of the few people in Europe who can still make paper the old-fashioned way.
3. Futura_90 by Bunkertype. A tribute to the typography of Paul Renner in commemoration of his ninetieth anniversary.
4. TypeNotes magazine dedicated to typography and graphic design.
Museum 't Aloam
The Museum 't Aloam in Viane/Geraardsbergen is housed in the Mertensmolen, a working water mill. The origin of the mill dates back to 1293. Between 1848 and 1905, 2 new water turbines were added and it was completely restored in 2006. Finally, in 2011 the printing house was added to the museum.
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1. Artbook Berlin. Over 100 national and international book artists present their books and publications. 17-19.11.2017
2. Are you traveling through Central Station of Amsterdam? Then, pop in and say hello to Brittany Ryan of Makers Match at Lil' Amsterdam and see the cute Korrex press (from Letterpress Amsterdam) and maybe print something yourself or get something printed.
3. De drukfiets van Kastaar op de Festival van Gelijkheid in Vooruit (Gent). 14-16.12.2017, 13u.
4. 92nd Annual International Competition. Call for entries. Deadline 14.11.2017
Quick links
1. Screening of the 'Graphic Means' documentary. Fotomusuem in Antwerp, 30.11.2017 (free)
2. Bixa was originally designed as wood type for letterpress printing, and is now transformed into a multicolor font for web: Bixa Color.
3. Exhibition ‘Xtra small' Miniature books in Museum Meermanno, 03.10.2017 - 07.01.2018
4. International Mini Print Biennial 2018 May 9 - July 27, call for submissions - link