F2 Designs is run by Dirk Fowler in Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Fowler makes some really nice letterpress works, and I love his posters. They mimic the look of screen printed posters, I need to purchase one for myself so I can feel them, I can imagine it would be a little surreal. It’s very cool to see someone using letterpress to achieve this look, and Mr. Fowler’s designs are very ...

I just got the most lovely sample package from the Starshaped Press! If you haven’t heard me gush about their work before, the Starshaped Press makes exquisite letterpressed goods, and they only use movable type! The number of lovely and ornate typefaces Jen has in her collection blows my mind. Enjoy the snapshots I took of a few of the pieces and check out their website, or order a sample ...

End Grain is now on twitter! The twitter feed will supplement the blog, featuring the articles written here and random pieces of letterpress and wood type goodness from around the web. Be sure to follow and I hope you enjoy!

Qs are always a little weird in wood type alphabets. The nature of the medium limits them, you don’t see many that have a descending tail. Because of this, a lot of them end up being Os with a tail tacked on. Which is about what we have here, though it is still a nice letterform. The trail is quite chubby, it gives an interesting look to the letterform when ...