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Eduardo sent me two great letterpress related items coming out of Brazil, the first being a letterpressed book filled with original woodcut artwork. You can explore this site to see imagery from the book. There are also two amazing videos about a small group of Sao Paulo, Brazil printmakers who print massive posters on a beast of a press. I am a sucker for owls, so this cute letterpressed moleskine from PressaRussa ...

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Richele is a designer and letterpress printer who has created some really great pieces. As per her website, she loves doing invitations and greeting cards, and she has some fantastic examples on her website and in her Etsy shop. She utilizes some great illustrations along with typography in her work. Richele works with other design groups on occasion, and she recently worked alongside KURO interactive to print an absolutely stunning identity ...

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There are several Vs from the modern poster lot, each just slightly different than the next. This one has a very wide inner counter space, and might have been hand carved, as evidenced by the irregularities along the edged of the face. Many of the blocks from this lot that were simpler letterforms with straight edges were hand carved. The Vs from this style always look a little out of ...

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Mmm, a big meaty circle. The difference in this typeface between the Zero and the O is the size of the counter (you can see the whole alphabet on the always valuable Rob Roy Kelly collection website. The narrower counter makes the zero all that more beefy, and the straight sides on the counter make it seem more mechanical, which is fitting for a numeral. It fits very well with ...

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