A peek into the amazing world of letterpress printing...

in #art8 years ago (edited)

Just discovered that people are bringing back the old technology called letterpress printing which is now considered an Art form. After a bit of searching it seems that this Art form is very much alive and popular in the world. 

A simplistic description of letterpress printing 

  • Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400's invented the mass-production for printing using the wooden printing press
  • This technique lasted until the 1980's where computer printing made it obsolete
  • During it's time the technique did not change but the machine evolved. More automation, metal was used instead of wood and better paint etc.
  • The letterpress printing technique used relief printing, where the movable type ( Pieces of letters and designs ) are arranged to the design you want in a caddy then the machine would roll the paint on the design and imprint it on the paper by pressing both together.
  • What used to be a taboo of having indentation of the printing on the paper is now the signature of the letterpress printing finished product.

Please use these references i used for a better explaination

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress_printing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movable_type

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg

http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/get-started-letterpress-2131998

https://thebeautyofletterpress.com/letterpress/

Please enjoy these videos

Something about working with heavy machinery, metal work, paint and paper makes it very alluring and romantic...

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It's very interesting video!
I see that all, great job dear @laymanave...

Really appreciate your comments thank you so much.

Quite amazing, I would be sad if it did indeed die out. I have hope that craftsmanship and services like this will find a niche to survive as technology moves on. The old seems to come around to being cool again.

Agreed. Craftsman and services of old brings character to their finished product. New technology while is essential as they bring better efficiency and convenience, the revival of the old as Art form can enrich our lives in other ways. thank you for your comments.