Tuesday, October 13, 2009

hammer time


matt mcnary from hammerpress visted mica today, sharing work, wisdom, and being our tim gunn for a hammerpress inspired workshop in class. the prints hammerpress makes are pretty awesome. and after attempting to channel their aesthetic during the workshop, i have an even bigger appreciation for the forethought that goes into how they select type, assemble all that ornamentation, and layer color. plus a surge of inspiration and motivation for our next letterpress project (a postcard about baltimore)

here are some of my favorites from their website:



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