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Overprinting is beautiful

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Overprinting is beautiful

For a recent valentine's greeting card (sold only at East Simpson Coffee) I used some wood type from my modest collection. Sometimes, I get away from my roots of printing just for the heck of it as I get too caught up in the business of printing. Boooo!But for this 3 color greeting card I let the type do the talking. I didn't worry a ton about all the things that can usually drive me crazy for a commercial job. The colors overlayed nicely and I know my designers want to try and recreate this for digital work, but there...

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Flashback! One of My First Prints

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When I started printing — back in the summer of 2011 —I was working on a tabletop proof (or sign press) that had a print size of about 8x12" and I worked feverishly on this press cutting my teeth on it. I maxed this press out and did a ton of experimental projects in the beginning with the overwhelming excitement of being a first-time letterpress printer. It's funny to look back on the prints and projects I was working on before I decided to persue printing commercially. This poster was created for a friend who was way into cocktails at...

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