Oldham-based brilliant makers of letterpress books…and much more.
Category: Modern
Day Glo Ink
The principle behind Day Glo ink is both simple and mind-blowing. When we see a colour on a page, this is the natural light being transformed and reflected back off the colour to our eyes. Day Glo pigments not only reflect this light back, but the also pigments convert some of the unseen light –…… Continue reading Day Glo Ink
John Bull Set
For many printers, this was the first time they got printed ink on the page, leading to a life-long passion for letterpress.
Univers
The serif-less face that took us from the age of metal to the age of light.
London Centre for Book Arts
London’s flourishing, open, and welcoming centre for the Book Arts
Printers’ Royal Arms
Royal Arms have always conferred an air of authority on printed items and printers have sought to use this in their work.
Fleet Street Strikes
The mid-1980s newspaper dispute that changed the face of UK newspapers.
Photopolymer
The clever invention, just too late to make a difference to letterpress’ demise, but that keeps some printers happy today
British Letterpress in 100 Objects 