'Six guidelines to good typography' letterpress print

Six guidelines
printed at Hand & Eye Letterpress by Jessica Coatesworth and Michael Hunter

{450 x 645mm; wood and metal type on paper}

You're looking at a letterpress poster, as modelled here by our intern Hannah (our intern Hannah is not included in the auction), the print's title being printed with wood type and the body text and artist information in metal.

The text itself is a presentation of six simple guidelines for good typography, whose lettering has been set elegantly to demonstrate the principles it describes. This two-colour poster would make an ideal gift for a graphic designer, or arts student, or anyone interested in beautiful presentation of the printed word.

The poster was printed in red and black on Colorplan Citrine paper on a FAG Control 525 proofing press at our workshop in London, November 2008.

The poster will be packaged in a card tube mailer when sent.

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For more information on the letterpress process, please visit the Hand & Eye Letterpress website.