For the Love of Letterpress

Acknowledgements

The Sensual, Printed Artifact
The Allure
The Passion

The Historical Legacy: Connecting the Past and Future

Printer's Primer
Terminology and Measurement
Lay of the Case
Spacing and Leading
Setting Type by Hand
Alignment
Tying Up the Form
Ink
Paper for Proofing
Proofing

Press and Printing
Paper
The Vandercook Proof Press? "The Editioning Press"
Lockup
Press Operation
Checking the Impression
Makeready
Registering Multiple Colors
Editioning
After Printing: Cleaning the Press
Platen Presses (Chandler & Price)

Relief Matrices
Foundry Type
Monotype
Linotype
Ludlow
Wood Type
Images
Ornaments
Woodcuts
Wood Engraving
Linoleum
Plates: Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Photopolymer
Laser Cut Materials

Contemporary Processes
Found Objects and Other Materials
Pressure Printing
Split Fountain
Debossing
Damping or Dampening
Monoprint
Hand Inking
Splatter
Ghosting
Backwards Transfer
Floriated Initial Image Transfer
Brayer Roll-outs
Stencil

Creating a Concept
Sources of Inspiration
"Kindling"
"Winnowing"
Time Management

Envisioning the Object
Structural Possibilities
Relationship of Content and Structure
The Function of Dummy Structures
Choosing Appropriate Typefaces
Choosing Appropriate Paper
Choosing an Appropriate Color Palette
The Colophon

Assessing the Object Envisioned
Critique Format Models
The Synergy of Form and Content

Letterpress Assignments
Typography
Introduction to the Book
Design Identity (for a person, organization, or event)
Historical Reference
Advocacy/Public Outreach
Collaboration

Conclusion
Appendices
Further Reading
Glossary
Additional Resources

Index