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Category Archives: letterpress

letterpressed Save The Date…

By brianprince | Published: 10 May 2011
i love it when a client appreciates letterpress and when i get the chance to be a part of it. there is something beautiful about hand-printed materials, on the finest of fiber, and only a couple colors. i was asked by some friends, Kathy and Kong, to design a monogram for their wedding stationery and [...]
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LINOTYPE: The Film

By brianprince | Published: 4 April 2011
the Linotype revolutionized printing and society, but very few people know about the inventor or his fascinating machine. i wish i knew more. and now i have a chance to dig deeper once this film is finished. i’ve attempted to get into old school printing with our Letterpress classes as well as visiting the super [...]
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LA Printers Fair

By brianprince | Published: 22 September 2010
this year’s Los Angeles Printers Fair will be held this saturday, september 25, 2010 from 9a to 5p. The fair supports the non-profit International Printing Museum and it’s educational mission. A CELEBRATION OF PAPER & PRINT. The fair is suitable for all ages. General admission is $5; $4 for students, 12 and under free. Students, [...]
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PÄS workshops for october…

By brianprince | Published: 20 September 2010
it’s workshop season again. check out what we’re offering for the month of October! Tuesdays, starting OCT 5 - PÄS KIDS Art Sessions – 4-weeks Wednesdays. starting OCT 6 – new PÄS Expression Sessions – 4-weeks Saturday, OCT 9 – Alex Jackson Letterpress Saturday, OCT 23 – Photobook with Connie Sasso REGISTER TODAY… the 4-week [...]
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PÄS workshop with Alex Jackson

By brianprince | Published: 23 August 2010
the saga continues… Alex Jackson’s letterpress classes happen every month if you’re interested in checking one out. for August, it was more of a printmaking class—kinda, as both students used photo polymer plates so they could use their own design on their calling cards as opposed to the old school type-setting. it was a fun [...]
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wendy peng. alex jackson. fresh.

By brianprince | Published: 24 May 2010
this must be blog week of favorites. about a month ago, two very inspirational designers held workshops at cal state fullerton’s art department during arts week. alex jackson man-handled letterpress and wendy peng woman-handled resume packaging. a saturday afternoon filled with love for the design students. to take a LETTERPRESS Workshop with Alex Jackson at [...]
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unique letterpress goodness

By brianprince | Published: 13 April 2010
this just makes me smile. original letterpress dice prints from Stukenborg … so fresh … each pattern is built by laying dice, one by one, on the bed of the letterpress and rolling ink directly onto the face of the dice for each impression: SOURCE: http://papercrave.com/stukenborg-letterpress-dice-prints BUY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Stukenborg
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double header workshops this weekend

By brianprince | Published: 12 April 2010
this saturday, april 17th and sunday, april 18th, PÄS is hosting back-to-back workshops. Alex Jackson Letterpress is back on saturday (registration and more info) as well as Rachelle W. Chuangs’s Sunday Afternoon Book Arts on sunday (registration and more info)… just in time for mother’s day… Letterpress “Calling Cards” Simply Sewn: Pamphlet, Japanese-Stab Binding and [...]
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PÄS workshop — Alex Jackson Letterpress

By brianprince | Published: 30 March 2010
L  E T T E R P R E S S   G O O D N E S S last saturday, march 27th marked the very first letterpress workshop at PÄS… and it was fantastic! Alex Jackson brought in his Chandler & Price PILOT press and the magic began. 3 of the 4 participants [...]
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International Printing Museum — Los Angeles Printers Fair.

By brianprince | Published: 31 August 2009
last saturday was some letterpress goodness. we had a fun visit to the LA Printers Fair at the international printing museum. despite the 100-degree weather, the exhibits, demos, swapmeet, and vendor booths were fantastic. we had a chance to take a tour and get the schpeel on the history of printing. saw some super rad [...]
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