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!

Guest Designer: Marc Hedges

We’re proud to claim Marc Hedges and the creative forces at encompus as part of our core Creative Network. Marc spent the afternoon concepting and running a few new pieces for our retail line. Marc has a solid creative vision and is a pleasure to work with. We’re looking forward to future collaborations! New Hipstamatic… Continue reading Guest Designer: Marc Hedges

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….

In with the new….

We are proud to announce a new member of the Quality Letterpress family, the Miehle Vertical. It was a grueling couple days of moving but thanks to some help by the pros we moved some serious weight and replaced the second Kluge on the shop floor with this classy Meihle Vertical V-50. She’s a speedy… Continue reading In with the new….

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…