Medium: Designing the letter ‘Æ’

An account on Medium of designing the letter Æ.

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20 Feb 18: The Guardian: How To Print With Letterpress

Not sure how I missed this, but a 2010 article with Phil Abel of Hand & Eye Letterpress in the Guardian. How to print with letterpress A keen eye is needed to perfect an exacting craft that has been around since the mid-1400s the Guardian
10 Feb 18: Print Futures Awards: 2018 – Call for Applications

The Print Futures Awards help people develop their career in the UK printing, paper, publishing, packaging and graphic arts sectors. What are the Print Futures Awards? The Awards are grants of up to £1,500 to help individuals develop their workplace sk … Continue reading “Print Futures Awards: 2018 – Call for Applications”
16 Jan 18: 8 Faces: Modular Hexagonal Woodletter

More news from New North Press, with beautiful hexagonal woodletter. Hexagonal Woodtype Looking to innovate with… | Type Worship: Inspirational Typography & Lettering Hexagonal Woodtype Looking to innovate with letterpress techniques, New North Press … Continue reading “8 Faces: Modular Hexagonal Woodletter “
18 Dec 17: It’s Nice That: Hacking Heidelberg: how Erik Spiekermann came to reinvent the printing process

A rather lavish and jealousy-inducing article from It’s Nice, That, on Erik Spiekermann’s letterpress works. Truly wonderful to see such a great name in design return to letterpress with a craft approach to the whole thing. Hacking Heidelberg: how Eri … Continue reading “It’s Nice That: Hacking Heidelberg: how Erik Spiekermann came to reinvent the printing process”
05 Dec 17: Creative Review: BBC Reith Font

Only a glancing connection with letterpress but a face that will end up as one of the fonts that define how the UK looks (along with ‘Transport’ used on road signs). This Creative Review article looks at replacing Gill with a custom font called Reith. … Continue reading “Creative Review: BBC Reith Font”