Graphic Means documentary by Briar Levit was initially started as a Kickstarter campaign in Spring 2014, was successful funded and is ready for a release in Fall of 2016.
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Quick links
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
The Book Art Museum (Łódź, Poland)
The Book Art Museum (Łódź, Poland), located in Henryk Grohman’s historic villa, was recently awarded the American printing history association’s Institutional Award for 2015 for its outstanding contribution to the study, recording, preservation and dissemination of printing history in Poland over the last 35 years.
Check out The Book Art Museum’s new video describing their origins and activities.
David Wolske: The letter and the press
I’m sure many of you are familiar with a letterpress artist David Wolske. In this video profile, Wolske lets us into his studio to talk about the development of his work and shows us how he develops his unique prints.
It's all about the free trade of ideas
Preserving the lost art of letterpress or how the young women taking up letterpress.
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Typesetter Blues
This is absolutely lovely! Typesetter Blues, made by We Are Together (CA) is a charming love story involving messy kerning:)