The Beauty of Letterpress and Engraving

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And now, two series that have been making us drool for quite a while: Neenah’s The Beauty of Engraving, and The Beauty of Letterpress, featuring commissioned work from Jessica Hische, Marian Bantjes, Design Army, Tad Carpenter, Armin Vit, and many others. It’s a print wonderland—and has benefited a great cause.

As background, here’s what Neenah had to say:

The Beauty of Engraving and The Beauty of Letterpress were conceived as companion sites to showcase the tantalizing possibilities of specialty printing by featuring the work of the designers and craftspeople who continue to reinvent how these print methods are used in modern communication. When we launched the Beauty of Letterpress, we couldn’t help but want to support the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. We also create and produce limited edition prints. The sale of these limited edition prints raised more than $15,000 (a lot of prints) and we matched that donation to help save Hamilton.”

Here’s a full rundown of the ongoing series:

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Design by Kevin Cantrell; Engraving by Gottschall Engraving

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Design by Christine McMahon, Two Paperdolls; Engraving by Artistry Engraving Company, Inc

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Design by Jessica Hische; Engraving by Nussmeier Engraving Company

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Design by Armin Vit; Engraving by BurdgeCooper

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Design by Erik Marinovich; Engraving by The Artcraft Company

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Design by Tad Carpenter; Letterpress by Elum

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Design by Jennifer James; Letterpress by Rohner Letterpress

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Design and Letterpress by Studio on Fire

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Design by Nick Sherman; Letterpress by Boxcar Press

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Design by Mikey Burton; Letterpress by Cranky Pressman

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Design by Robynne Raye (art direction by Dalton Webb); Letterpress by Mandate Press

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Design by Ghost Design; Letterpress by Two Paperdolls

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Design by Design Army; Letterpress by Mama’s Sauce

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Design by Marian Bantjes; Letterpress by
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Print’s Typography & Lettering AwardsAnnouncing Print’s all-new Typography & Lettering Awards, judged by Jessica Hische and Paul Shaw. Whether you design your own typefaces, design type-centric pieces or create fascinating handlettered projects, we want to see your work. Register by the early bird deadline of Oct. 31 for a chance to have your work featured in the pages of Print magazine.