The process is messy, requires some manual labor and takes meticulous detail and attention to complete perfectly. But the old-fashioned and intricate ways of the letterpress are gaining popularity in ...

You’ve probably seen them at flea markets — metal letters, words, and images that were once set, inked, and rolled against paper in a printing press to create the daily newspaper, novel, or ...

In a world where the term "changing the font" conjures the drag and click of a computer mouse, a visit to the San Francisco Center for the Book provides a whole new appreciation for those newspaper ...

In a world of fast-paced connectivity, digital books, and face-to-face interactions using electronics, Alex Green finds solace when poring over a letterpress, meticulously placing each individual ...

The tiny town of Dorrigo on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales is home to Australia's last letterpress newspaper: the Don Dorrigo Gazette. The letterpress process was invented in the 15th century ...

The Web site of Trip Print Press declares them to be "Practioners of the black art, letterpress." Some use the letterpress process purely for the nostalgia factor, but TPP works with it because of its ...

For some bizarre reason, I really want to learn how to do letterpress printing. This is an old-school process that requires lots of dirty, heavy, expensive equipment, but creates gorgeously tactile ...

THE PRINCIPAL OF STUDIO ON FIRE IS BEN LEVITZ, wiry and boyish with blunt-cut sandy hair and spectacles that, like Sarah Palin’s, stand out from his face. But unlike the Republican vice-presidential ...

is executive creative director for The Verge, overseeing art, design, and product development. He has over 15 years of experience in digital media. A movie’s logo is often one of the first things that ...