Letterpress

Letterpress Printmaking Art from Julia Humfress. Using vintage wood type and traditional letterpress techniques.

Have you ever picked up a printed work and taken a minute to admire the feel of it? You hold the paper and get a feel for the thickness and texture while noting the impressions of each letter? That is the beauty of letterpress. This style of printing presses the image into the paper in [&h...

I love how letterpress looks so I really wanted to try making my own letterpress wedding invitatio...

Wood type is growing branches all over the country. Frank Baseman, proprietor of Base Press, is “channeling my inner Ben Franklin,” he says. Why? Because “I live just outside of Philadelphia; my first name is Frank; Ben was a very accomplished printer; and several of the quotes I have been using were from witty ole Ben.” His recent series of letterpress posters is the physical manifestation. His rebus quotes will be on view at the Rouse Gallery of the Stuckeman School at The

This is a Kelsey Model 'U' 5x8 Letterpress. Purchased from a master printer with 50 years of experience in very nice original condition, then restored. Complete part by part teardown restoration, with the body finished in hard silver and metallic gray metal protecting paints. Press is complete with appropriate matching chase, brand new NA Graphics rubber rollers, adjustment tools, and matching oil can. The package also features a new, custom made Michigan oak base, finished with the…

How to Make Affordable DIY Letterpress Wedding Invitations: I think the simplicity of letterpress is beautiful. I am in love with the debossed effect, the solid colours and all the endless variations caused by handcrafting each piece. Letterpress is all very enchanting, which is why I wanted letterpress wedd…

Jean Jullien, Sara Meadows and Jordy van den Nieuwendijk are also lending their craft to the cause, raising awareness and funds for those affected by the fires.

Colorful semi-custom letterpress wedding invitations