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Dear George: What are letterpress plates?
Originally, letterpress printing was not letterpress at all, but simply “printing.” As other methods of printing became the industry standard, letterpress referred to the actual, physical letters that were handset...
Dear George: What is A Blind Impression?
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...
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...
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...
Meet the Team: George Graves
If you haven't already noticed, we've been singing George's praises ever since he took over press operations last October. Behind in printing our fall release when he started, we left him with...