Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Mobile Printing

In the depths of steamy DC summers, Duckpin's basement print shop is a cool respite from the spiking heat outdoors. Its cave-like qualities (cool, dank, musty, full of bat guano) aren't ideal, but they do provide some comfort, and I relish the opportunity to hide out down there.

But what if you could avoid the summer heat -- and humid basements -- all together by taking a print shop on the road? Well, Kyle Durrie from Power and Light Press would like to find out. She's planning a cross-country tour in a tricked-out bread van outfitted with a complete print shop. With a modest donation you can follow her adventures by collecting her letterpressed postcards dispatched along the journey. Even better, for a little more, you can get her to stop the van at your house for a personal letterpress demo! (Guano not included.)

See her pitch and read more about her adventure here.

Above: Kyle in action

Monday, November 15, 2010

Letterpressed Folk

Designer and illustrator Scotty Reifsnyder is offering a beautiful collection of letterpressed cards. His "Heroes of Folk" series features six different American icons including Annie Oakley, Johnny Appleseed, and Paul Bunyan (pictured). The 2-sided, 3-color, 6"x8" cards are $30 each; the set of six fetches $150.