Journal
CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS
My lovely friends Marv and Kate recently married. For their gift I made them a personalised print.
We filmed the process of typesetting with wood and lead type. I printed it on the adana 8 x 5 press. Watch the film to see the process with music by Slow. (5m.36s)
Printed by eightfivepress
Filmed by Sally Imbert
Edited by Mog Fry
Music ‘Flying’ by Slow
© 2017
James exploring typesetting with 10pt New Clarendon with a composing stick. Placing furniture and locking the type in the chase with quoins and quoin key. Printing the type on the Adana 8 x 5 using gold letterpress ink on white card stock.
Kate exploring typesetting with Futura Berthold. Typesetting directly into the chase. Placing furniture and locking type in the chase. Printing the type on the Adana 8 x 5 using gold letterpress ink on 100% recycled card stock.
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