For his Master’s thesis, Joe Galbreath investigated the forms, artifacts and aesthetics of Globe Poster Printing. For 9 months he spent time at the shop organizing and analyzing artifacts, talking with the owners and investigating the visual language of this prolific Baltimore institution.
This specimen sheet series attempts to collect and organize Globe’s vast library of original graphics by documenting a singular exploration of form or content. Each specimen was printed using the original blocks found by scouring drawers, boxes, shelves, cabinets and cubby holes around the shop.
Posted: September 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Letterpress, Print, Typography | 1 Comment »
Currently based in Philadelphia, Mikey Burton is a self-proclaimed “hard-working creative person from the Midwest with a passion for design. There is letterpress ink on my blue collar and I wear my Ohio-shaped heart on my sleeve.” He also started a company with two friends called Little Jacket which has worked for such clients as The Sundance Channel, Wilco, Spoon (the band), MTV2, and the Cleveland RTA. Very impressive work from this dude, which I’m sure you’ve seen around quite a bit lately, and deservedly so – but I had to post him here as well.
Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Filed under: Design, Letterpress, Typography, Woodtype | 2 Comments »
