February 2010
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January 2010
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WatchJackie Ford’s project places the traditional method of letterpress into the format of television. The light to dark tonal values of the border patterns simulate the spectrum of sound, focusing specifically on white noise and static, where randomized photons are fired at the television screen accompanied by jumbled sound signals. As digital takes over, the image of static on an analog...
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“Mental illness and mental well-being are perceived as having little relevance to...”
– NHS/BBC
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“It is my belief that there has never been a typeface that is so badly designed...”
– Robert N Jones, Print Magazine, May 1960
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Abstract
This paper explores the role of Letterpress within contemporary design education in the UK. Letterpress has long been proved as a teaching tool for typography. We seek to explore the value it has beyond this, and as the longevity of such ‘endangered subjects’ are threatened, we question its place within educational institutions.
Letterpress is in danger of being classified as a nostalgic print...