Get Impressed!: The Revival of Letterpress and Handmade Type

By: Wang Shaoqiang

Letterpress, a Chinese invention from the 10th century consisting in movable types and later adopted in the western hemisphere about 1440, forever changed the face of communication and the speed in which information could be communicated from person to person. It gave birth to the "press." Today letterpress is in revival and widely used in books, posters, bespoke stationery like invitations, name cards, letterheads and so on. Letterpress designers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8417656375
• ISBN13: 9788417656379
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Hoaki
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.1"