I drove straight from work over to Two Rivers (or Trivers, if you’re local) yesterday to attend the mini-workshop at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum that I recently wrote about (scroll past the bracelets).
Before we got inky, though, we learned the Turkish map fold technique and made a book!
The cover & insert were premade for us so we could learn by doing & actually make something! And we each brought home an extra cover to use with our own prints, if so desired.
As a mini-workshop, it was only a few hours long, so we did’t get full access to the typecases, but had a pretty good selection of sizes & styles to choose from.
It was a full workshop, though, so by the time I settled on my layout, there wasn’t an “I” or “E” in the large type (nor could I spell BUY THE in the same style as LIFE IS SHORT). I think it worked out though.
I only pulled five prints… I could have used a few hours to refine this whole thing (kerning!) & play a lot more with color, but I’m pretty happy.
Discover more from knitorious
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Those typecases do look intriguing, and I think your prints look great! (I really like the I and E substitutions.)
I think the I and E changes make it much more interesting! Great job, the workshop sounds pretty cool.
What fun, Vicki! (and so perfect!) That should be shirts for you and Ann!
This concert is sparking so much creativity – and I agree with Kat – what a cool t-shirt!