BirdDog im{press}ions » Letterpress

published!

Allison Bozeman — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:34:52 +0000

Released in Europe in April, the BirdDog Press has been published in a 240 page, full-color, hard cover book!!! Our paper feedsack quilts and woodtype baby envelope book were featured. Yay!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited? I just got my copy yesterday, so I think this means it is available in the US now, too! I am honored to be on the pages next to heroes and colleagues like Studio on Fire, Sycamore Street Press and Stitch Design Co. Now, that’s Impressive! Here are the details:

Impressive: Printmaking, Letterpress and Graphic Design

Editors: R. Klanten, H. Hellige / ISBN: 978-3-89955-288-1

Inspired by the challenge of hands-on tweaks and unpredictable results as well as the tactile qualities of different inks, papers, and binding techniques, today’s creatives are rediscovering old-fashioned printing methods and crafts. Impressive is a topical exploration of the interplay between current trends in graphic design and traditional handiwork such as letterpress printing, hand-cut linotype, chiselled woodblocks, and embossing. In addition to a rich selection of invitations, business cards, stationery, posters, and other material printed by hand, it offers personal insights from designers who are using old-fashioned techniques to create cutting-edge work.

Gestalten specializes in developing content for aficionados of cutting-edge visual culture worldwide. Always working directly with talented young designers and artists, Gestalten brings a deep understanding of visual culture on a global level to whatever we do and remains firmly committed to presenting visual trends with timeless substance. The company has 40 staff members throughout offices in Berlin, London, New York and Tokyo.

ps. Yet another reminder that letterpress is enjoying a huge resurgence, there are two other books coming out this summer showcasing some wonderful letterpress design as well. Out of the UK, Rotovision is releasing Reinventing Letterpress by Charlotte Rivers, and friend, Brandon Mise of Blue Barnhouse in Asheville, NC has written Adventures in Letterpress for Random House.

Filed under: BirdDog Press, Craft Biz, Design, Letterpress Tagged: Gestalten, Graphic Design, Impressive, Letterpress, Printmaking

first art show

Allison Bozeman — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:01:57 +0000

Happy Friday! I have been off schedule with the blog for quite some time now and honestly this will probably continue throughout the summertime. The Lyons Open Studio Tour was last weekend and I am now trying to nail down which weekend indie craft shows to commit to for the rest of the summer. In the meantime, if you missed seeing the BirdDog Press on the tour, you can still catch a glimpse of another new direction with my feedsack pattern passion, more of an artprint style – affordable art in the form of little scenes of eco-crafted paper quilt collages. My first coffee shop gallery show is on display for the month of June at my favorite local Bhakti Chai hangout, The Stone Cup!

Filed under: BirdDog Press, Craft Biz, Design, Feedsacks, Handmade Revolution, Inspirations, Letterpress, Life Tagged: feedsack, Letterpress, The Stone Cup

Letterpress Weekend

Allison Bozeman — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:36:21 +0000

Saturday, the opening of Pressed!, on the second level of the Denver Pavilions, 500 16th Street, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., featuring a comprehensive exhibit of works by letterpress typographers including the Hamilton 10th Anniversary show, Prints from Hatch Showprint, Nashville, TN, Works produced at the TypeLab/Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection at the University of Texas, Austin and beyond which will remain on view through July 4. A limited number of works will also be for sale.

A symposium titled About Face, also at the museum, on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum, including screenings and an incredible panel of typophiles.

The first screening of Typeface, a film about the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Wisconsin, was actually last night {Thursday}at Starz FilmCenter on the Auraria campus with special appearance by Filmmaker Justine Nagan. There are more opportunities to see it, including tonight {Friday}from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum’s monthly Untitled event, an evening of what Rick Griffith calls “typography tomfoolery” on the theme of Typo. Foot-press printing demos with Griffith, a typography scavenger hunt and a Scrabble tournament are just a few of the related events included.

Filed under: BirdDog Press, Design, Friends, Inspirations, Letterpress Tagged: About Face, Denver Art Museum, Matter, movie, Pressed!, Rick Griffith, Typeface