Were you an ‘Inky’?
A while back we were talking about the Typographical Society, that corner of the lower Art Room where those interested in letterpress printing could learn how to compose moveable type and print it on a treadle operated printing machine. In the 50s and 60s there were still many printers who only used this method until offset litho took the upper hand. Now with digital design, composition and even digital printing on a large scale hand composed letterpress is almost a thing of the past. However, word has it that it is now making a comeback. For those interested this short film made at Plymouth university will bring back a few memories. Can you still smell that printer’s ink?…
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