BAY ST. LOUIS -- Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. left behind his job as a computer programmer with AT&T to pursue his true passion, the art of letterpress printing. He became a master of his craft and left the ...
The print shop is packed, from the line of hand-cranked printers churning out personalized notebooks to the area where helpers lock type into metal frames. Outside, people peek through the windows to ...
As streaming platforms continue to be the preferred method for some audiences when it comes to watching movies, theaters regularly have to find new and inventive ways to encourage fans to head to the ...
In the age of digital presses where anything can be printed on demand at high speed, it’s only natural there’s a renewed interest in an old-school technique like Letterpress printing. The design team ...
Kseniya Thomas, who studied her craft at the Gutenberg Museum in Germany, works in her letterpress studio at The Monarch. “There is still nothing like seeing the printed page come off such beautiful ...
In 2000 Matthew Brannon was a little-known artist of 29 when he was discovered by Stefano Basilico. "He had a very inventive way of reinvigorating a medium," says Basilico, then the curator for the ...
Before you go scrambling to download this $6 LetterMPress iPad app, I must warn you: it’s not yet available. The developer is seeking money on Kickstarter to build a letterpress studio, so users’ ...
The term “to make a good impression” comes from printing. In traditional letterpress printing text was set by hand in rows of metal or wooden type – the letters in mirror image – and locked into the ...