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wooden ABC
The centre spread of a chapbook made by the second letterpress workshop group, based on the theme of Alphabet. A selection of wooden display letters set up informally and printed in dark brown on Magnani laid paper.
We all liked the variation in tones, which reflects the history of the type. The depth of colour for each letter shows how worn the letter is... if it has been used extensively (or is older) then it is at a different height from some of the newer/less used type. I tried to raise their levels with cuts of card and paper, but with a one-day workshop there is not a lot of time to tweak!
wooden ABC
The centre spread of a chapbook made by the second letterpress workshop group, based on the theme of Alphabet. A selection of wooden display letters set up informally and printed in dark brown on Magnani laid paper.
We all liked the variation in tones, which reflects the history of the type. The depth of colour for each letter shows how worn the letter is... if it has been used extensively (or is older) then it is at a different height from some of the newer/less used type. I tried to raise their levels with cuts of card and paper, but with a one-day workshop there is not a lot of time to tweak!