A blind impression is an inkless impression. In other words, it occurs when you run the press with an un-inked plate. Instead of color, you see an image simply through texture and shadow created by the impression in the paper. Oftentimes, we’ll choose to use a gloss varnish or a...
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Dear George: What is Spot Color Printing?
Spot color printing is a method of printing that only lays down one color of ink at a time and does so using solid fields of color. The color of the ink on the press is the color of the ink on the final printed piece. Any adjustment to that...
Dear George: How Can I Get Started in Letterpress Printing?
I faced this exact dilemma when I decided to explore letterpress in 2010. I was a design student at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts hooked on typography and drooling over the design and printing coming out of letterpress shops around the country. But there wasn’t anyone near me. Or was...