1.Almost three years after the TIPO meeting took place in the Azores islands, after a pandemic and several setbacks, the book about the meeting was finally published. An edition to remember the first meeting, in 2019, until the second one takes place. Portuguese/English bilingual edition - link
2. Gutenberg is a board game for 1-4 people in which players will play as the pioneers of printing in the 15th century - link
3. The 2021 edition of Letterpress Workers was held from 2–5 September. This year’s dates will be announced in the summer of 2022 - link
4. Breaking news. Making news. Faking news. 01.05-24.07.22, Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig - link
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1. The New Impressions 2018 call for entries is now open. This is an international, juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. The deadline for entries is February 10.
2. Call for entries. Printmakers based in the United Kingdom are invited to submit work toward Green Door Printmaking Studio's first ever Derby Print Open.
3. To mark the 550th anniversary of Gutenberg's death, the city of Strasbourg and Mainz will be organizing various events - link.
4. 'Soviet Design. Red Wealth' is the first retrospective showcase bringing together daily objects and graphics designed in the USSR in the past century. From the fifties to the Moscow Olympic games (1980), the exhibition will feature iconic pieces of the Soviet lifestyle, examples of graphic and industrial design, technical drawings and prototypes made by Soviet designers from the Moscow Design Museum and private collections. Facebook event page.
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1. London Original Print Fair. 03-06.05.2018.
2. Gutenberg 2018 in Barcelona. Lectures, exhibitions, and so much more - program.
3. Website? Century-old French newspaper seeks new Linotype instead - link.
4. Documentary about the 60,000 blocks used for advertising motion pictures - link.
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1. The next annual conference of the AEPM will be hosted by the Imprenta municipal – Artes del libro, Madrid, Spain from the 24-26 May 2018. The theme of the conference is:
'After printing: bookbinding as cultural heritage'.
2. The 6th Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2018. Application info.
3. Become a friend of the St Bride Library!
4. Koppermaandagprenten in de 3 noordelijke grafische musea van Nederland.
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1. Call for submissions for the second edition of ‘For the Love of Letterpress: A Printing Handbook for Instructors & Students’ (by Cathie Ruggie Saunders & Martha Chiplis)
2. Type Amsterdam conference by Bijzondere Collecties. 27.09.17 - tickets
3. Impressive work by Robert Sawa (Lublin, Poland)
4. The year 2018 marks the 550th anniversary of the death of Gutenberg. The Espace Européen Gutenberg will be setting up a program for the year 2018, stay tuned