Metal moveable type, by Willi Heidelbach. Taken from the Wikipedia Commons.
I had an interesting conversation with one of our designers (Michael John of colorcubic) about the dying art of letterpress. It’s something many of us at Inksie have been interested in for quite some time now, and we really hope to come up with an excuse to incorporate one into our business down the road (feel free to give suggestions).
It really got me thinking about how this is just one small niche of the many dying arts. There are so many wonderful and creative things that are going to die out within the next decade or two. So we thought we would take some time to highlight and give homage to the histories and futures of these artistic ventures in a series of posts. Stay tuned!
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I’ll have to find that documentary on letterpress I was telling you about. It’s really amazing, and makes you really appreciate the tactile art of letterpress. Definitely not an art that you can learn overnight, or through some tutorial. You need hands on experience, necessary trial and error, and a lot of patience.
I wonder who might help sponsor a letterpress “road show” traveling town to tow, that could be outfitted in a trailer and literally open up for workshops. Once people [including all print designers] touch the materials and maybe make a poster or invitations, demand will slowly increase. not sure if there’s a letterpress “league” but there should be. As the print market contracts, specific ‘types’ of print will gain popularity for their ability to distinguish themselves from lowest-bid digital (not picking on digital!!).
@michael That would be fantastic. The film sounds so fascinating, can’t wait to check it out.
@bccreative That’s a really creative idea. I would love to see it come to fruition. It could make for a revolution in the print industry. If only there would be a company to start producing letterpresses again…
Funny that you mention a “league” as I ran across this website a couple of weeks ago (http://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/). Great resource for some free typefaces.