Thai Movable Type

June 8, 2012

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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