This decorative alphabet was produced by Nigel Bents, Paul Oakley and Jonny Holmes at Chelsea College of Art & Design. Based on a downloaded Bodoni Poster font, it was designed digitally by students using Illustrator, laser cut out of 3mm plywood by Cut Laser Cut in Vauxhall and mounted on type-high block by Stef Willis in the college workshop.
It was then printed at Graham Bignell's New North Press in Hoxton."
Absolutely beautiful!
Read More"…artists and biologist are taught to observe the nature.
Biologist are taught to study the functioning of the organic physical world
and the artists are taught to make social observation of the physical world."
Absolutely love this quotes/rules from "Nineteenth Century Job Printing Display - The Poster", a little guide about typesetting/printing typeset with metal type and printed by Bowne & Co., Stationers in 1989 in New York. Clean instructions for being a good composer!
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At its first edition, The Letterpress Workers International Summit (17-21.04.12) will try to lay a link between cross-culture thinking about typography and design practices. During the four days of a letterpress printing designers from all around Europe will work together. Prints produced during that days, with works by printers from the Italian letterpress scene, will form an exhibition open until 19th may.
Letterpress participants are: Pete Burke (DK), John Cristopher (UK), Alexander Cooper and Rose Gridneff (UK), Thomas Gravemaker (NL), Mark Pavey (UK) and Justin Knopp (UK).
17-21.04.12
Sesto San Giovanni
Via Granelli 1
Milan, Italy
De Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) is one of the most important cycling races in Belgium and it is taking place this Sunday. So while the fans are taking places along the race course or in front of tv, here is a little roundup:)
Read MoreThis short documentary created by Glenn Milner for the Daily Telegraph captures a book being created using traditional printing methods. The book being printed is Suzanne St Albans’ 'Mango and Mimosa' published as part of the Slightly Foxed series. Shot at Smith-Settle Printers, Leeds, England.
A short film by Smriti Mehra and Matt Lee, shot at Balaji Lithographers, Majestic, Bangalore. Originally shot for the City One Minutes foundation and Holland Doc 24/ VPRO.
"In City One Minutes life in each city is divided into 24 one-minute portraits, each depicting one hour of the day. Every film is a personal impression of the city in which the artist lives."
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