You don’t really know a piece of type until you print it, so when the school got the SP-15, I set out to reintroduce myself to some of my newer fonts. I actually don’t have a lot of experience printing on a press, which is evident in the fact that I had trouble getting even ink coverage on some of the fonts. The 514 set proved the most difficult. The ...

Colleen Walsh’s Cleanwash Letterpress studio is based out of Philadelphia. She makes good use of two platen presses to create wonderful business cards, postcards invitations and more. I really love Colleen’s use of color. Her pieces are bright and playful, I’m dying to hold them in my hands! Many of her pieces also include lovely illustration work. It’s great to see photos of the Cleanwash studio, I’m fascinated by how varied ...

This is one of my favorite blocks from the French Clarendon set! I love how the proportions change on the lower half of the letter, and meet up with the straight angles at the top of the letterform. The curve at the top of the bowl is just perfect, and the inner bottom counter is much more squared off, which fits in with the rest of the typeface. I also ...

Style: Gothic Style first appeared: Unknown Size: 15 line Manufacturer: Hamilton Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? Yes