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BROWSE
Hard Headed Letterpress Print
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Ben Harrison
Printing
M.C. Pressure
It is no secret that small type is a challenge when printing via letterpress. But what a lot of designers don’t realize is that large scale letterpress is just as — or more — challenging. You have to be ready to deal with registration and distortion.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
11 × 17 in.
Page Count
1
Paper Stock
French Paper Co. / Speckletone / Madero Beach / 140 C
Number of Colors
2
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
–
Project Description
A letterpress print to help develop relationships with designers and learning my letterpress. This print was printed at the machines maximum capabilities of 12inx18in, and then trimmed down for a finished 11in x 17in I find joy in custom work with clients; to be able to offer letterpress as a production method to those who might not have thought to use letterpress because of its accessibility.Production Lesson(s)
One of the most difficult things encountered with this print was its size! This letterpress print was difficult to get even from top to bottom, and left to right. With the presses limits being reached in size, it prove to be a challenge when feeding consistently. With the size of the print, the amount of ink that it required to stay on target was challenging. The rollers span the entire chase, and the block locked in completely, plenty of ink was used in the making of this print.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
October 19, 2016
Filed Under
Letterpress
Posters
Tagged with
french paper
letterpress
pms
poster
speckletone
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
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