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Embrace friction · Ky Decker

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On letterpress, tech, and the power of going slow.

This weekend, I attended a letterpress course at the Center for Book Arts in NYC. I love working with and reading about typography, but until now, most of my interactions with type have been mediated through a digital display. I was thrilled to get physical. To touch the type! We learned about the Vandercook proof press , an imposing steel machine from the early 20th century. We selected typefaces from the Center’s many cases of lead type. And over the span of two days, each of us set a page of text to print. Vandercook proof presses. Located at the Center for Book Arts. Letterpress is slow, m

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