Back again with some old stuff, this was a concept poster for an exhibition called Typography Now, mainly the result of reading Neville Brody books and listening to Orbital and going through an orange phase.

This is an old piece of work from college, hardly any of my college work has seen the light of day on the internet, as most of it is pre web. The overall concept of using ticket stub information was inspired by the work of Why Not Associates using typography with layers of block shapes cutting in and out of the type. This piece of artwork was created in paint shop pro and using illustrator for the type, all cobbled together on an old intel pentium 128 something or other, oh how times have changed!

The technique of using letterpress for stationery is having a revival. It is a term for the relief printing of text and images using a press with a “type-high bed” printing press and movable type, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image. The examples below show the craft and level of skill involved, it’s a technique that can work really well on a business card.

Here are some local letterpress printers:

Piccolo Press based in Nairn

Inkthread design and letterpress studio based in Glasgow

The Glasgow Press artisans dedicated to creating beauty in print