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He has a lifelong interest in printing and graphics. From 1975-77 he helped run the letterpress printing lab as a student at Miami University, Oxford where his interest in type and printing presses began. He continued his work with graphics and publishing as part of his high school teaching job woodworking, welding, graphic arts, photography and video broadcasting. He continues learning and using
What do you call them: manicules, indexes, printer’s fist, or pointers? I just like making them for letterpress printers. They're available in my online store in pairs at 12 and 8 line.
Manicules, Indexes, Printer’s Fist, or Pointers | MOORE WOOD TYPE One of the prize finds on E-Bay or in an antique shop is a Manicule. That is the historic name for what some people call a “Printer’s Fist”, a “Pointer”, or an “Index”. They have been cast in hot metal for hundreds of years, and pantograph cut in hard maple starting around 1835. The wood type versio...
06/11/2016
My friend Bob Kelemen creates the neatest letterpress posters for my wood type workshops at Kent State and Akron where he teaches, this one got into the Hamilton New Impressions exhibition! Do you see the resemblance?
New Impressions Spotlight: "Type Artiste" by Bob Kelemen. Bob is a Cleveland-based graphic designer and artist specializing in letterpress printing. He has a special interest in letterpress printing, teaching workshops and classes as well as and running his own letterpress studio, Black Walnut Letterpress, in his backyard barn. His personal letterpress work ranges from traditional to experimental. Bob’s prints frequently combine vintage wood and metal typography with found objects, such as game pieces, dice, dominoes, Lego building blocks, vinyl record albums, saw blades and wood scraps. Music and a sense of humor play key roles in his work.
05/02/2015
I'm proud of Erin and the Pressing On: The Letterpress Film project on Kickstarter. This weekend I am working on surfacing wood for all the Legacy Chromatic ornaments. http://tinyurl.com/letterpressfilmKickstarter
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film A documentary about the survival of letterpress and the remarkable printers who preserve the history and knowledge of the craft.
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