1. 7th edition of the International Engraving Competition ON PAPER CONTEST 2021. The works of selected artists will be exhibited at the invisible Tinta Gallery in Barcelona. Deadline for registration: April 1, 2021.
2. Here is the Cafe Cliché - link
3. ToCall for submission - link
4. Tibetan Typeforms: the Historical Development of Tibetan Typefaces. 26.02.21. Event registration - link
Jo De Baerdemaeker will present his in-depth research regarding the origin, development, and typographical use of typefaces for the Tibetan writing system and how the Tibetan script evolved from woodblock to pixel. In addition to an introduction to Tibetan script characteristics, the chronological evolution of Tibetan type designs and typographic techniques, Jo will provide a rare insight into the motives behind the manufacturing of multiscript printing types at established polyglot printing houses.
Quick links
1. Meet Myrna Keliher. A Q&A with the artist behind the letterpress prints for season two of Poetry Unbound - link
2. Let's Get Printing (F-PRESS). A Kickstarter project by Tim Boulton - link
3. BBC Documentary - Bauhaus 100 - 100 Years of Bauhaus \ Walter Gropius - link
4. Explore the 15th century in our region through the images, stories and characters from the Library of the Dukes of Burgundy. KBR (BE) - link
Quick links
1. Short film about Jesse Marsolais who works in old ways – traditional methods of letterpress printing and letter carving in stone and wood - link
2. Christmas is coming! Pressing Matters magazine is offering 10% off all subscriptions taken out before the end of the year - link
3. The Plantin-Moretus Museum once again engaged creative talent to work with the collection of wood blocks. Twenty designers took part in The Print Project. From 105 strong candidates, a jury chose 20 artists who created a print inspired by the museum's impressive collection of woodcuts - link
4. Save the paper collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Den Haag) - link
Look ma, we're on TV!
Would you like to visit the Museum of Industry from the comfort of your couch? It's possible! Join Hilde Langeraert, curator of the Museum of Industry, on a tour through the permanent exhibitions 'About people and machines' and 'Three centuries of the graphic industry'. And if you look closely, you can even get a glimpse of the brand new textile department as well as the printing department! See you there ;)
Quick links
1. Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970. Typographic designs and letterforms. Extraordinary book about one of the important figures in the history of Czech Republic - link
2. In case you’ve missed the first episode of ‘Letterpress United. An online letterpress festival’ you can check it out the first episode here - link
3. В рамках параллельной программы к выставке «ВХУТЕМАС 100. Школа авангарда» в Музее Москвы 15 декабря пройдет онлайн-лекция «Типографика ВХУТЕМАСа», которую прочитает издатель, преподаватель школы дизайна РАНХиГС, выпускающий редактор журнала «Шрифт», сокуратор выставки Рустам Габбасов - link
4. TYPA is joint winner of the ILUCIDARE Special Prizes 2020 - link
St Bride Library 125th Anniversary. Help to share the power of language & secure their future!
St Bride Foundation is an independent cultural institute which cares for an internationally significant collection covering print, design and typography whilst working with the creative industries locally, nationally and internationally. Help to reopen their building and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Library. read more
Quick links
1. The Plantin-Moretus Museum has an extraordinary collection of 14,000 woodblocks. 14,000 examples of true craftmanship, drawings masterly cut in wood. Be impressed! - link
2. ‘The Secret History of Writing’ documentary by BBC - link
3. Piano variations on Jesus Christ Superstar by Stefano Bollani printed at Opificio Della Rosa. Original woodcut by Umberto Giovannini - link