1. Short film about Jesse Marsolais who works in old ways – traditional methods of letterpress printing and letter carving in stone and wood - link
2. Christmas is coming! Pressing Matters magazine is offering 10% off all subscriptions taken out before the end of the year - link
3. The Plantin-Moretus Museum once again engaged creative talent to work with the collection of wood blocks. Twenty designers took part in The Print Project. From 105 strong candidates, a jury chose 20 artists who created a print inspired by the museum's impressive collection of woodcuts - link
4. Save the paper collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Den Haag) - link
Look ma, we're on TV!
Would you like to visit the Museum of Industry from the comfort of your couch? It's possible! Join Hilde Langeraert, curator of the Museum of Industry, on a tour through the permanent exhibitions 'About people and machines' and 'Three centuries of the graphic industry'. And if you look closely, you can even get a glimpse of the brand new textile department as well as the printing department! See you there ;)
Quick links
1. Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970. Typographic designs and letterforms. Extraordinary book about one of the important figures in the history of Czech Republic - link
2. In case you’ve missed the first episode of ‘Letterpress United. An online letterpress festival’ you can check it out the first episode here - link
3. В рамках параллельной программы к выставке «ВХУТЕМАС 100. Школа авангарда» в Музее Москвы 15 декабря пройдет онлайн-лекция «Типографика ВХУТЕМАСа», которую прочитает издатель, преподаватель школы дизайна РАНХиГС, выпускающий редактор журнала «Шрифт», сокуратор выставки Рустам Габбасов - link
4. TYPA is joint winner of the ILUCIDARE Special Prizes 2020 - link
St Bride Library 125th Anniversary. Help to share the power of language & secure their future!
St Bride Foundation is an independent cultural institute which cares for an internationally significant collection covering print, design and typography whilst working with the creative industries locally, nationally and internationally. Help to reopen their building and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Library. read more
Quick links
1. The Plantin-Moretus Museum has an extraordinary collection of 14,000 woodblocks. 14,000 examples of true craftmanship, drawings masterly cut in wood. Be impressed! - link
2. ‘The Secret History of Writing’ documentary by BBC - link
3. Piano variations on Jesus Christ Superstar by Stefano Bollani printed at Opificio Della Rosa. Original woodcut by Umberto Giovannini - link
Quick links
1. Woodblock Webinar. Monday 07 December 2020 from 16:00 to 19:00. In this webinar Museum Plantin-Moretus will present the process and results of the woodblock project (2019-2020). Invited speakers will also give insight into specific research topics dealing with woodblocks. Check it out! link
2. ‘The Canary Islands to Leipzig & back again’ by Matthias Beck - link
3. Whittington Press will begin shipping Matrix 36 mid-November - link
4. Voter Mobilization prints are available from Affiliates around the United States for $11.03 (plus local taxes, and shipping and handling where applicable). All posters are available for free download on the condition you spread them far and wide and credit the artist - link
From Futura to the Future. Leipzig.
In the first week of October Letterpress Workers will be holding an event at the Museum of Printing in Leipzig called “From futura to the future: International Letterpress Workers”. There will be a live printing session as well as a curated exhibition of prints produced by Letterpress Workers over the years. Delighted to be part of it! These two posters are going to Leipzig (and hopefully I would be going there too ;) ) The exhibition will be open for public from 4.10.20 til 15.11.20.
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