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1. C&P Letterpress: 2 color job

by Armato Design

2 years ago

A quick glimpse behind the scenes at Armato Design & Press. This shows part of the process of letterpress printing a custom designed wedding invitation. It is a 2-color design printed using photopolymer plates on a 108-year-old Chandler and Price old style letterpress.

See more at armatodesign.com and armatodesign.etsy.com

Music: La Noyée by Yann Tiersen; from the soundtrack to the film Amélie

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Miguel Castro
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Will Horner-Glister
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Ryan Smith
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Peter Vidani
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Joel Dueck 2 years ago

cool! letterpress and minnesota-based.
James Kirkup 2 years ago

Nice work..
carmel killin 2 years ago

here i was looking at your etsy shop, wondering what exactly letterpress was, the process, what it looked like .. and here I found your video, providing all the answers .. just gorgeous, the machine itself, the movement, the beautiful textural end result, your designs .. wow, i'm in love!
Armato Design 2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you found the video informative.
dalas verdugo 2 years ago

I still don't understand how the impression is made. Can you explain a little further?
Armato Design 2 years ago

Letterpress is a relief-printing process. The areas of the printing plate that carry the ink (the text, for example) are raised surfaces. The plate is then pressed into the paper with hundreds of pounds of pressure leaving the printed areas recessed into the paper.
dalas verdugo 2 years ago

Right, I was actually curious about the plate itself, because I have only seen metal sorts, but I found some information online regarding the photopolymer plates. Thanks!
Jacob 2 years ago

i loveee letterpress printing. its so cool
Marjorie Crum 2 years ago

This little video (printing the wedding invitation) is great. I'd like to speak with you about using it in my typography class to show students how modern and old work together. Would you grant me permission? Thanks for sharing with us.
Nick Dunkman 2 years ago

Amazing how that small amount of dye covered that whole circle thing.
3d60 2 years ago

beautiful design age old technology still rocking the folks
Aaron Gibson 2 years ago

letterpress is just gorgeous. i wish i worked with it more. love the music too.
eric cwiertny 2 years ago

absolutely a work of art. Nothing beats really beautiful printing!
Charlie Trotter 2 years ago

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I love letterpress so much.