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This ongoing collection of tips & tricks is designed for the amateur or occasional printer, whether just starting out or looking to discover what to do with that basement full of letterpress stuff. It assumes a basic knowledge of the craft but requires no advanced skills or materials. The WP also focuses on traditional typesetting as opposed to experimental techniques. Follow along!
Reduction Linocuts with
Mary Bruno
Week 39
Our House in the
Middle of the Form
Week 38
All Points Lead to Success
Week 37
Count Me In
Week 36
Bamboo Type with Columbia Gorge Book Arts
Week 35
Peeling Back the Process Layers with Raychel of Current Location Press
Week 34
And the Envelope Goes To…
Week 33
4, 3, 2, 1
Week 32
Type Casting with Bowerbox Press
Week 31
10 Out of 10, Would Recommend
Week 30
Bear With It
Week 29
Wood Type Cleaning with the
RIT Cary Collection
Week 28
Letterforms are OK!
Week 27
Easy Color Seps
Week 26
Design 1, 2, 3
Week 25
Daredevilin’ with Springtide Press
Week 24
Everything in its Place
Week 23
Getting Sweet on Wood Type
Week 22
Outplanned? Nope.
Week 21
Do. The. Math.
Week 20
The Happy Marriage of Wood & Metal
Week 19
Meant-to-be-Bent Rules
Week 18
It's Simple Mathematics
Week 17
Double Your Fun
Week 16
Alla Famiglia
Week 15
The Exception That Proves My Rule
Week 14
Let's Hear It for the Kern
Week 13
Book It!
Week 12
Roll With It
Week 11
We Go High, Type High
Week 10
So Hip It's Not Square
Week 9
Don't Break the Rule
Week 8
Huzzah for Curves
Week 7
Accent the Accent
Week 6
Agitate! Educate! Organize!
Week 5
Gimme a Hand(y box)
Week 4
Easy Ornaments
Week 3
Left! Right! Center!
Week 2
Leads & Slugs & Spacing... oh my!
Week 1