Letterpress Gig Poster
Grooving with moveable type in the 21st century
The Brief
Design a letterpress poster
Trim Size
13 × 19 inches (330 × 483 mm)
Learning Points
Learning letterpress basics
Producing a poster virtually overnight
Creating color mockups in Photoshop
Tools
Vandercook Press, moveable type, Photoshop, linoleum blocks
Fonts Used
American Wood Type (various), Futura, Walbaum
Inspiration
www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-diamond-sutra
wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Nicolaas_Werkman
In 2019, I (Hugh) had the chance to design a poster for one of my favorite bands, the Pixies (currently playing on the clever pseudonym “Pixies,” no “the”) in San Francisco. However, due to a miscommunication, I didn’t have enough time to do a proper silkscreen ...
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