Doyald Young, Master Typographer
Read about this legend who passed recently. Former president, Joe Wagner notes, “I had the honor as President of AIGA Baltimore of spending 2 evenings with Doyald Young. A soft spoken gentleman with a natural talent as a Master Typographer. His real gift was his genuine love of people and typography as an art. I have always valued the signed book he gave me, “The Art of the Letter”. Over the past 8 years we stayed in touch through letters, cards and email. A true gentleman, I will miss you my friend.”
Read more at http://www.neenahpaperblog.com/2011/03/the-letterman-doyald-young-1926-2011/
Overheard on the web (…not exactly possible) but anyway: What is your best-loved graphic/typographic movie title?
A teacher teaching a class on typography asked a group: “I am teaching a course on typography which will touch on the concepts of type in motion. I would love to hear your favorite film titles.” Here are the answers from a creative group on LinkedIn.
“The Wild Bunch”, Sam Peckinpah
“North by Northwest”, Saul Bass
“Sleepy Hollow”, Tim Burton
“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”
“Altered States”
“Helvetica”
“Catch Me If You Can”
“Fight Club”
“Stranger Than Fiction”
“Up In The Air”
“Seven”
Handset Type Workshop
A few weeks ago, six Baltimore-Area designers traveled to the studio of Lead Graffiti in Newark, DE to participate in a moveable-type workshop. The group of designers worked as a team—with considerable help from Lead Graffiti—to produce a 14-page art book based around the 6 letters that compose the word “D-E-S-I-G-N.” Each participant designed a 2-page spread inspired a by a specific quote about design.
The participants set their own type by hand from among hundreds of cases of lead type. The spreads were printed on a single sheet using a Vandercook press. Designers got the opportunity to have some hands-on time printing on the Vandercook as well as line-casting type using an Intertype machine. Everyone received enough materials to make multiple copies of the book (several of which will be available for sale very soon on our Felt & Wire store).
Many thanks to Rey Nichols, Jill Cypher, Mike Kaylor and Tray Nichols for sharing their wealth knowledge of hand-set type and letterpress printing, as well as for their hard work and assistance during the workshop.
Post written by Sean Heavey.
Photopolymer Workshop
Last weekend was the Photopolymer Workshop by AIGA Baltimore and Typecast Press. Mary Mashburn, of Typecast gave a tour of the shop while going over letterpress history. Then she showed the magic of creating a photopolymer plate. Each participant go to print their own Baltimore themed postcard design, and they then did a print exchange at the end. Everyone got to work on the two Vandercook presses, and a good time was had by all.
Amanda Brainerd, Ayumi Yasuda, Eric Conrad, Rachel Beser, Cat Paquin and Mary Mashburn; (c) Alissa Jones
- (c) Alissa Jones
Cat Paquin pulling a print from the Vandercook Press; (c) Alissa Jones
Zvezdana Stojmirovic getting ready to print. (c) Alissa Jones
Amanda Brainerd's design fresh off the press! (c) Alissa Jones
Gilah Press + Design Letterpress Tour
courtesy of Alissa Jones
In a world where computers can do almost everything, there is a little print shop in Baltimore named Gilah, that is about 100 years behind. Gilah Press + Design and AIGA provided a tour of the letterpress print shop on August 25th. This quaint little shop is a perfect fit for Baltimore—with its Natty Boh mustaches around every corner, and gnomes guarding every door. A press operator led the presentation—showing us everything from how they make their photo emulsion stamps, to loading the press up with ink, and getting the job “rolling.”
During the example, we were showed how to change the depth of the impression left by the stamp, by changing the amount of paper under the mount. By the end of the example, everyone had a beautiful, handmade thank-you card to take along with them. Gilah Press + Design set the bar high with a night that was sure to get the creative mind winding, while waiting in anticipation for the next three parts of AIGA’s Letterpress series.
To learn more about AIGA Baltimore’s Letterpress Series, check out the events page on the AIGA site.
Lastly, this post was written by Kristin Kosmides, a member of our volunteer group, the AIGA Crew. Much thanks for your help, Kristin!
Pulp, Ink & Hops in Station North …
Courtesy Dave Plunkert, Spur Design
AIGA Baltimore * 407 N Charles St. Studio C * Baltimore MD 21201
13th Annual
Pulp, Ink and Hops
Join AIGA Baltimore in the heart of Baltimore’s Station North Arts District for the region’s largest paper show, featuring paper and print samples from more than 20 vendors and free hops from a local microbrewery. Get connected to the latest trends in papers, design services and swatches while viewing live letterpress demos.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
5:30 to 9:00 pm
Baltimore Print Studios
18 W. North Avenue. Baltimore MD
advance
$15 members. $30 non-members.
door
$25 members. $40 mon-members.
for information
http://www.baltimore.aiga.org/events
design by http://www.spurdesign.com printed by http://www.baltimoreprintstudios.com
Font-O-Rama
A board member shot this my way and I thought I show all of you out there. It sorta represent my answer to “What’s your favorite font.” No point in me lying: I’m not sophisticated enough to have love a font over another in that way. I think of them as voices. Each a little different. Some more poignant than others.
Fonts, like voices. Voices like Morgan Freeman in March For The Penguins. Or Matt Damon in The Departed. Voices need to fit the part. That’s what fonts are all about for print. Mostly, I’m a broad stroke person. For instance, as an NPR listener, I generally prefer that radio personalities not SHOUT. The individuals voices seem to fit an overall framework of not crazy, not overboard, not polemic, and not hysterical. They sort of seem like Univers to me: all useful with good light and ultra settings. Not mundane like perhaps Helvetica, but not ostentatious either.
By contrast, the trumpeting style of (insert name here) the crazy car salesman just rubs me wrong. What style is that? Is it some carnival font like Rockwell Outline, only in all CAPS, ALL THE TIME?
So, I may have a favorite, or more aptly, a mostly familiar voice and as such probably do have a favorite font. Perhaps it’s Caslon. Readable, great antique options. But anyway… jeez, if you need to think about it like that, it’s less of a “yes-no” question and more like an essay.
Ellen Lupton: Observations and Obsessions from Thinking with Type, Second Edition
April 15, 7:00-9:00pm
MICA, Main Building, 1300 W Mt Royal Ave, Room M110
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