Tag: Oldstyle

More Letterpress love coming soon!

The big news is that Quality Letterpress is adding a new press to the floor soon! We’ll be adding a Vandercook AB 219 New Style press in a few weeks . (I just need to get the time for a road trip to pick it up : ) This press will handle a sheet size… Continue reading More Letterpress love coming soon!

Classes are back in session

Hey everybody, the good news is that my wonderful doctor is happy and has turned me loose to get back to work, slowly but surely, but work non the less! That means classes are back in session. The new class schedule is up on the learn page but here’s the lowdown for November: Wednesday the… Continue reading Classes are back in session

A video from Boyte Creative.

This is a short video done by my friend Shaun at Boyte Creative. Shaun did a wonderful job of capturing the ‘vibe’ here at the shop. Check out the entire post here. http://blog.boytecreative.com/ Thanks Shaun, it is always a pleasure working with you!

A quick update

Hi All, well it’s that time again! I’ll be going in for arm surgery this coming Tuesday and although we won’t know how well it goes until I wake up, I’m confident in my doctor and we’re all hoping for the best. Even though I may be out for a while things are moving ahead… Continue reading A quick update

Back to Business!

Hey Everyone, Yes, it’s Sunday and I’m in the shop again, no rest for the wicked! The move went well, no one hurt and no machines broken, to say that moving 30,000lbs of equipment was tough is an understatement! So many helped and my clients were very understanding, I feel fortunate to work with such… Continue reading Back to Business!

Another year passes….

Well, it’s that time of year again, out with the old, in with the new! It’s also my time to reflect back on things. It’s been a good year here at the shop (all things considered). I’ve had lots of fun with my friends and made some new ones along the way, and it’s been a… Continue reading Another year passes….

One Lucky Five Year Old..!

I first met little Fiona shortly after her birth when her daddy, my good friend Marc Hedges at encompus, brought her into the shop to design and print her birth announcement. So when he needed an invite for her 5th birthday, all I could say was…yes! We used all handset/wood  type and ornaments. The smaller type… Continue reading One Lucky Five Year Old..!

活字印刷 (katsu jin satsu) is “letterpress printing” in Japanese….

I got a really nice email from a good friend of mine today, Brandon Lavigne. He’s studying Japanese Kanji over in Japan these days. Brandon, along with Brett at Anders Creative, was responsible for the great look of the Quality Letterpress website. When we first met, all I had was a basic splash page with… Continue reading 活字印刷 (katsu jin satsu) is “letterpress printing” in Japanese….

Everyday is an adventure…

Recently we had a cool visitor to our shop. Santiago Merino, a noted artist from Mexico City,  came into town to see how the presses operate and take what he learned back to Mexico to start his own letterpress business. We had a great time discussing art,  graphic design and the letterpress process. We talked… Continue reading Everyday is an adventure…