Can a Papermaker Help to Save Civilization?
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Great article from the NY Times on Timothy Barrett, an Iowa based Papermaker who has dedicated his life to unlocking the mysteries of paper.
History of the Wedding Invitation
/Olivia Nicholas put together this great comprehensive history of the wedding invitation for Graphic-Design.com. Always good to know where we came from to figure out how we got here. Great read.
Artisan Press
/Interesting post from Australia on what makes a good letterpress paper.
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What's special about letterpress papers? The Artisan Press uses a range letterpress friendly papers from the leading fine art paper mills across the world. Some of these mills were producing paper in the 13th century – well before the advent of the printing press! For example the Magnani mill in Italy, customers include Napoleon Bonaparte, the reigning families of Europe and the state mints of several countries. It's a little special and one touch will tell you why. |
The Green Room
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Our latest column in Stationery Trends features two of the oldest paper mills in the world: Zerkall and Magnani. Check it out.
Thinking of Exhibiting at NSS in 2012?
/Great article from Adrienne at Dingbat Press on her experience exhibiting at the National Stationery Show. A great look at everything that goes into exhibiting.
If someone else says it, it's not bragging
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The Artisan Press in NSW, Australia, have been around for over two decades and are known as one of the top Australian studios for fine letterpress stationery. They know that not all papers are created equal and discuss which ones they like and what they look for in a paper. They seem partial to mouldmade paper from centuries-old european mills with storied pedigrees including Magnani (Arturo, Pescia, Revere) and St Cuthberts (Somerset).
Check out their work here and, if in NSW, in person.
Rochester Letterpress
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Nice article from the Rochester City Newspaper on letterpress. It discusses letterpress and the beauty of handmade things. It features Pistachio Press and Dock 2 Letterpress. No better place to be than in the Studio, since these folks won't be seeing sunny and seventy any time soon...
A Fount of Fonts
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Great article from Steven Heller, a former art director at The New York Times and a co-chair of the MFA Design Department at the School of Visual Arts.
The computer has put the word “font” into common parlance as a synonym for typeface. But ask most people, even many young graphic designers, where the word comes from, and blank stares abound. (For the record, it’s from the 16th-century French word fonte, which is derived from fonder, or “to melt,” and denotes the action or process of casting or founding.)
That is why for the past two years I have made a pilgrimage, with School of Visual Arts students, to Cornuda, Italy, a village about 40 miles north of Venice, near the Palladio-designed Villa Barbaro, to the Tipoteca, a museum devoted to the history of letterpress printing and typefaces, or fonts.
