United States of Letterpress - Pack C

United States of Letterpress - Pack C

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Field Notes' United States of Letterpress Series features the work of nine independent letterpress shops from across America. This series demonstrates a wide array of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and love for the age-old and tactile process of letterpress printing.

  • Set of 3
  • 48 pages each
  • 3-1/2" × 5-1/2"
  • Graph grid: 3/16" × 3/16"
  • Printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.
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    Pack C includes one cover designed by each of:

    • Rick Griffith of Denver, Colorado
    • Erin Beckloff of Springboro, Ohio
    • Starshaped Press of Chicago, Illinois

    This series was created with pride, great attention to detail, and using timeless printing techniques. 

    • Proudly printed by the good people of Lake County Press, Waukegan, Ill.
    • Cover: Printed on 1 of 6 French Pop-Tone 100#C stocks with a thick, brute force, 1-color application of “Linotype Slug Gray” soy-based Superior ink. It was then sent to 1 of 6 Letterpress printers around the U.S.A. and smashed with a 2-color application of “Process Blue” and “Rubine Red” letterpress inks.
    • Innards: Finch Paper Opaque Smooth 60#T “Bright White,” with a fine, 1-color application of “Double Knee Duck Canvas Light Brown” soy-based Toyo ink.
    • Cover and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 40" 6-color printing press, as well as various vintage presses (see flyleaf for more details).
    • Bound with a Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 270 5-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder/scorer & Rima RS 10S in-line stacker.
    • Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine.
    • FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927) in its materials.

    Due to the nature of this product, cover designs may vary.

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