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In the middle of the American Victorian era (1860s–1870s) a new method of introducing a splash of color to letterpress printing was invented by William H. Page in Connecticut. Chromatic wood type allowed for a circus-like color effect to dance across the printed page. Through the passage of time and ... read more
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chromatic,
circus type,
William H Page,
wood type,
letterpress,
printing,
type,
wooden type,
wood,
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This whole social media thing might take off. While visiting family in southeast Ohio, I posted to my personal Instagram account a photo of the word “OHIO” printed over a faux wood grain on a cigar box. Out of nowhere came an invitation in my Instagram comments to visit the ... read more
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wood type,
type,
letterpress,
paper making,
font,
cleveland,
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The marking of days in some form goes back millennia. Anthropologists have uncovered remains of ancient calendars all over the world. Famous American sci-fi TV series, “Star Trek,” employed a fictional system of measuring days called “Stardate.” read more
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calendar font,
wood type,
letterpress,
gothic,
calendar,
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We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary of re-launching Virgin Wood Type this month, and we’ve learned a lot to improve our products. read more
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wood,
wood type,
printing,
letterpress,
product line,
type,
font,
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This post is the first of an occasional series on how Virgin Wood Type fonts have been used in design. read more
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letterpress,
p22,
rich kegler,
type,
typeface,
wood,
wooden type,
wood type,
font,
preissig scrape,
printing,
ceczh moderism,
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Today we’ve introduced 4 new fonts to the Virgin Wood Type catalog. A veritable cornucopia of extra virgin faces and designs we've offered in the past. read more
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letterpress,
font,
typeface,
wood,
wood type,
type,
wooden type,
gothic 737,
aldine expanded,
aetna,
preissig scrape,
fat face,
roman,
clarendon,
ceczh moderism,
p22,
rich kegler,
david wolske,
gothic,
lineal,
matt rieck,
katie carey,
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It's been just about eight months since the death of Bill Jones, the wits and energy behind the original Virgin Wood Type. In that time we (Geri McCormick, Paul Jones, Derek Crowe, and Stumpy the Cat) - with immense help from the openness found in the larger letterpress community – ... read more
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letterpress,
wood type,
printing,
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