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Friday Night Flick: Letterpress Amsterdam

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Byopia Press

This short film by David Bickerstaff … observes the process of traditional letterpress printing in a small studio in Amsterdam run by the graphic designer, typographer and master printer Thomas Gravemaker.     Although I keep reading that letterpress printing … Continue reading →

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The Letterform Archive Posters/Digital Type Talk

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Byopia Press

One of the perks of being a member of the Letterform Archive is that I get to attend occasional Zoom presentations on selections from their collection. This week the talk was on two subjects of interest:

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Friday Night Flicks: Colleen Ellse

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick continues the current series on letterpress printers. Colleen Ellse has a degree in graphic design, but found her true love of letterpress after being laid off during the last recession. Ellse believes that letterpress is the perfect combination … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Angie Lewin — Printmaker

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick features another English printmaker — Angie Lewin. The video from St Jude’s shows Lewin printing Winter Spey using a combination of linocut and wood engraving to produce the image.     If you have a few spare moments … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Aida Wild, Printmaker

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Byopia Press

Last week’s flick featured Jacob Samuel who spent his working career printing images for others. Today’s printer, Aida Wild, also prints other people’s images but works in silkscreen. (Note: The filmmaker plays with aspects of print making —image reversal, colour … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Jacob Samuel, Master Printer

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Byopia Press

Having pre-scheduled two months worth of Friday Night Flicks I have rather fallen out of the habit of selecting and posting them on a weekly basis! I will attempt to post in a more timely fashion next week. This video … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en Tic Tac Toe

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Byopia Press

If you are looking for a quick Hallowe’en-themed paper project or a Hallowe’en game to play, this might be just the thing. (The font used for this project —Grog Caps— is a free download from Traitor Vic. It is based … Continue reading →

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Hither and Thither

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Byopia Press

A number of things were accomplished this week but the biggest project was selecting the images for my upcoming Zoom presentation for the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.

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Friday Night Flicks: Print In Real Time Collective

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Byopia Press

Print in Real Time Collective has produced only one artists’ book, which is shown in the video, but I think much of their output is book-related. In 2019, artist Kjellaug Hatlen Lunde (founder of the print workshop Kunstkvarteret Trykk in … Continue reading →

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Marginalia

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Byopia Press

For several days this past week I worked on my project Marginalia for this month’s Instagram areyoubookenough challenge.

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