Tag: letterpress

Categories / Design and Interiors, Travel

Visit London greeting cards by Hello! Lucky

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Okay, we've featured a lot of retro-styled London designs recently, but this Visit London greeting card by Hello! Lucky has got to be one of the most charming.

The letterpress design shows the capital looking idyllic, complete with neat townhouses, cute scooters and plush cars, alongside sights such as the Eros statue and Tower Bridge, all executed in a striking black, red and white colour scheme. Hello!Lucky have offices in both London and San Francisco and this card has been designed for them by San Francisco team Lab Partners (you may remember them from their Ode to Pears print), which may account for the tourist's view of the city as show on the cards. 

A set of six cards costs £10.20. 

Buy them online

Categories / Art and Photography

Aardvark 2011 Manifesto Print

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Last year, we featured their 2010 Manifesto, so it seems only right that we mention the 2011 Aardvark Manifesto Print.

Like their previous work, the manifesto is a letterpress print, made using traditional wood and metal type and consists of various slogans for better living such “value the commonplace”, “reclaim childhood” and my particular favourite “stay wonky”. The print costs £25 unframed or £50 in a black frame.

Order online directly from Aardvark.

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

A Two Pipe Problem Letterpress Studio

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A Two Pipe Problem is a Walthamstow-based letterpress studio run by graphic designer Stephen Kenny. Using his collection of old wooden blocks and metal type he designs and prints striking posters featuring quotes inspired by music, film and literature. The typography creates a strong visual impact with classic style and the antique nature of the materials used means that no two posters are the same.

Stephen will also undertake commissions to produce one-off posters to commemorate weddings and births and if you really have the letterpress bug, you can even attend a workshop at his studio and learn a little bit about the history of the press and then create your own poster to take home.

The poster featured above costs £32 and you can find out more about Stephen and his work here

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

The Heads of State The Great Gatsby Business Card print

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If you invested in one of the Penguin Art Deco-style editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald classics, this The Great Gatsy Business Card print from The Heads of State could be the piece of artwork for you.

The print's link to the book is quite subtle. It's inspired by the huge lists of the great and the good and the notorious who attend Gatsy's parties, and illustrates potential business cards of the guests. There's people who work in films and in theatres and other business: all the cards are executed in beautiful period typography, giving a wonderful imagined snapshot of the era. 

The print is limited to an edition of 350 and costs $90. 

Buy it online

 

Categories / Art and Photography

Roll and Tumble Press prints

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What happens when a letterpress printer meets a tattoo artist? Take a look at the prints made by Roll and Tumble Press for your answer. 

As you might expect, they combine the typographical sensibilities of the letterpress printer, with the artistic eye of the tattoo artist to create some interesting artworks. This Sweet Dreams print uses antique wood type, combined with stunning hand-mixed colours – in this case lavender, pale yellow, midnight blue and charcoal grey – for a great retro look. 

And the prints are reasonably priced too, selling for $15 – $20. 

See their Etsy store