PRINT PROJECT LECTURE

Who am I?

Inspired by:

- fanzines
- pushead
- David Carson

- putting on gigs
- making flyers
- first computer
- DIY scene in Bradford and Leeds
- record label
- bands
- offset litho print

This is what I do

- graphic design
- unconventional
- letterpress printing
- movable type
- Holy Grail
- The Arab
- Treadle operated
- Jobbing press
- 1in12 Club
- Peter Good

Peter Good

- The Cunningham Amendment
- humour
- big influence/inspiration

2010/11

- postcards
- twee poster - "Move along. Nothing twee here." - trying to make a statement about what doing
- discharge poster

2012/13

- Leeds Print Festival
- print demos
- invites
- tickets
- exhibition
- xmas cards
- talks
- all set by hand

2012

- people/faces made out of type/ornaments
- a sort is...

2013

- No Fly posters
- wood/lead ornaments
- fluorescent inks
- first 'scanned' job

- Parenthesis 24
- Journal of the Fine Press Book Association
- Contribution to the Special Portfolio Edition

- Delve
- illustration for new Leeds food magazine
- posters for Leeds Loves Food festival

- poster for 'Just Do(ing) It, Again: The Politics of DIY and Self Organised Culture

How I do it

- lead type (8pt-72pt)
- ornaments
- woodtype (1"-11")
- different types of press
- design in head and on press
- no cmd-z
- work within limitations

- printing with paper
- four colour print
- final print detail
- on press

- Pink Milkfloat
- Glastonbury Free Press

How does this relate to you?

- letterpress
- improves typography skills
- stick your neck out
- be yourself
- don't follow trends
- ignore blogs
- step away from the computer
- go outside