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Satsuma Press Holiday Giveaway

By Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

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I’ve long been a fan of Lynn’s beautiful letterpress (she did the gorgeous letterpress invitations for my wedding last summer, and I can’t speak highly enough of the experience), and just noticed that she’s doing a special holiday giveaway. If you buy one of her calendars before December 19th and leave a comment on her […]

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Letterpress process in pictures

Letterpress process in pictures

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Interrobang Letterpress posted some lovely and illuminating photos of their letterpress printing process to the MAKE Flickr pool. I was trained as a printing and ran a shop for years (in the late ’70s). Trained in offset lithography, and ever-the-futurist, I turned my nose up at quaint tech like letterpress. Oh how times and aesthetics […]

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