letterpress (lead and wood, and now polymer) has captivated me since discovering the music posters of Hatch Show Print. in school i seized every opportunity to learn, through friends and printmaking courses. when my friends Kong and Kat got engaged, they asked me to design them a logo and the invitations. i was thrilled when they ok’ed letterpress printing as opposed to standard litho.
here is their logo:
and here is the final printed invitation:
in order to do custom letterpress printing, we had to have 2 photopolymer plates. i normally order them from elum in san diego because the turnaround time is superb. here are the separations:
in 2010, we offered letterpress workshops in our studio, PÄS | project art school:
www.2pas.org/blog/2010/08/pas-workshop-with-alex-jackson
www.2pas.org/blog/2010/03/pas-workshop-letterpress
good times!
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