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Hatch Show Print | A Working Letterpress Museum

Written by Andrew Payne on May 22, 2011
Art, Design, Historical, Marketing, Packaging, Printing, USA, Vintage

I knew about Hatch Show Print before I actually knew about them. I had seen their posters in shop windows and restaurants and even wine labels they had created, but never knew who was behind the beautiful letterpress print work.

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Marketing the Classics

Written by Andrew Payne on August 2, 2010
Art, Collecting, Historical, Printing

Penguin Classics is doing some thinking. The novels referred to as “Classics” have more than earned the respect and love that people hold for them. But after such a very long time being out there in the world, how does a publisher get them re-noticed? Well, in the case of the newly released Penguin Classics [...]

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Wood Metal Printer Blocks

Written by Andrew Payne on July 29, 2010
Design, Printing, Vintage

Not vintage themselves, these image and letter printer blocks are for the most part made from vintage molds- another find along the Portobello Rd. street market.

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Guest Post | Pitch Design Union

Written by Andrew Payne on June 2, 2010
Art, Blogging, Design, Graphics, Printing, USA, Womenswear

I’d like to welcome our guest, designer and writer Margot Harrington of Pitch Design Union.  I am a big fan of her work and very much appreciate her taking the time to share her creative eye and insight in the post below. Enjoy!

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Kim Beck | Weeds on the High Line

Written by Andrew Payne on March 19, 2010
Art, Design, NYC, Printing, USA

When I first picked up Kim Beck’s A Field Guide To Weeds in the bookstore, only opening to the first couple pages, I thought I had a clever new sketchbook in hand. Going in a little further I started to see that what I had was more of a finely-tuned mini coffee table book or [...]

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Michael Dacey | Repeat Press Letterpress Studio

Written by Andrew Payne on March 15, 2010
Art, Design, Film, Printing, USA, Vintage

I love the internet’s ability to create connections. Stopping by my friend’s blog A Continuous Lean a couple months ago, I was treated to a video (by Quarter Productions) of a letterpress printshop making some coasters for Highsnobiety.  The video was so well done that I wanted to find out more about the people behind [...]

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