1. Faber makerspace, a new urban workshop to Antwerp, offering both old and new production techniques to all.
2. All Sorts - Deluxe Edition by The Print Project. The A6 sized hand-bound book features a series of characters created from type.
3. 3rd International Printmaking Triennial in Belgrade, Serbia. Registration deadline - 15.12.16
4. Kerning International Conference on Typography in Faenza (IT) - link
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1. Boekkunstbeurs 2016, Pieterskerk Leiden - link (beelden)
zaterdag 5 november 2016 - 10.00 tot 17.00 uur
zondag 6 november 2016 - 11.00 tot 17.00 uur
2. Grafiekbeurs, Vlissingen, 29.10.16 - link
3. New North Press teams up with schoolchildren to create posters for Wilton’s Music Hall - link
4. Charming table-top press by designer, printer, and educator, Josef Beery - video
Typographic Portraits by Jan Vermandere
Visiting an exhibition has been my favourite pastime, so last Saturday afternoon, after a leisurely stroll through the city center, I went to TypeFaces exhibition, hosted in a little, but very bright space in the former coach house in Gent. After being welcomed by friendly host Jan, I found myself in a company of more than 30 TypeFaces presented in a row alongside the wall, that were gazing at me from their light wood coloured frames.
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1. Carbon paper! A festival around the printed matter and small-scale editions. An event that will introduce you to the work of many artists, collectives and publishers in a wide range of disciplines, including etchings, screen printing, bookbinding, risograph printing, etc. Workshops and all kinds of surprises in store during the weekend.
Charleroi (BE)
17.12.16 - 18.12.16
11:00 - 19:00
Free entrance - link
2. Great project to support on Kickstarter - The Bolted Book Facsimile: An Exact Copy of Depero Futurista (1927)
3. Letterpress Workers Book is available for purchase - link
4. Rubber Stamping book by Stephen Fowler, published by Laurence King - link
Quick links
1. Expo (Wood)TypeFaces van Jan Vermandere in het koetshuis, Coupure Links 673 - vrij 14/10 van 17u - 24u/ zat 15/10 van 14u - 24u/ zon 16/10 van 11u - 24u.
2. Paul Peter Piech at the People’s History Museum. An extensive exhibition on the art of printmaker Paul Peter Piech is set to open at the People’s History Museum in Manchester on October 1.
3. 'The Revival of Printing Techniques' lecture during the Grafixx festival in Antwerp, on Friday at 20:00 (spoken language: Dutch). Grafixx festival, 25-27.11.16.
4. The First International Print Biennale Yerevan 2017, open for submissions (15 Dec) - link
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1. Lovely project to support on Kickstarter - 8 Faces, the book.
2. Patrick Goossens (BE) will give a talk about the long survival of the common press, the introduction of the iron hand press, the cylinder press in the nineteenth century with a focus on Belgium on Serebro Nabora Type Conference in Moscow, 30.09-07.10.
3. Double Dagger - a 12pp (360 x 510mm) broadsheet focusing on the role of letterpress in todays digital age, printed entirely from hot-metal and wood type.
4. The last day of 'hot type' at The New York Times - video