Letterpress Love

I'm so fortunate to be close to the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. This fall, Meredith and I have been taking a class that allows us to print on a really old platen press. So far we have learned a ton. For example, I knew that the graphic design term "leading" meant the vertical spacing between lines of type, but I didn't know it came from literally adding pieces of lead in between the lines of type.

It's also been fun to scour through large drawers of type to find the perfect letters.