This page is dedicated to the various projects completed in my Contemporary Letterpress class, combining typesetting and letterpress with contemporary procedures.

Laser-cut Concert Poster - Cat Clyde

 The goal of this project was to laser-cut shapes to be used in the creation of a fictional concert poster, in the vain of the works of Brad Vetter. I also included a pressure print in this piece. Seen in the background. This piece primarily centers around the setting of type on top of the shapes cut for the poster.

Planning out type placements.
Wood and Lead type laid out next to guitar shape. The words read (in reverse): "Cat Clyde, Live & in concert!, The Aggie Theater, FoCO, July 22nd 2028, catclyde.com
Final poster print.
Final Cat Clyde poster print.
Closeup of type and type box.
Closeup of th letters printed on the Cat Clyde concert poster.

Dropcap 3D prints, A & R

 As part of a class series of drop caps, the goal was to 3D print a type-high drop cap capable of printing clearly when set alongside type. Assigned the letters A and R, I created two rose themed drop caps with either letterform, and set the A dropcap alongside a verse from the song 'Roses' by OutKast.

Rose Drop Caps A and R.
3D printed dropcaps for the letters A and R. Both designs feature roses on the letterforms and thorns in the corners of the designs.
The A Rose Drop Cap printed at the beginning of the first verse to "Roses" by OutKast.
Final printed verse.
Drop Cap A next to its print on the verse.
The 3D printed A dropcap next to its print on the verse.

'Make Cool Shit' Shirt Run

Deciding to push the limits of letterpress, my goal was to find a way to letterpress a run of T-Shirts. Using laser-cut letters and ornaments from around the shop. The shirts were printed on a proof-press using oil based ink. The end result was a complete shirt, with designs on both the front and back.

Drop Cap A next to its print on the verse.
Make Cool Shit block letters printed in black on the back of a white shirt. Four red icons sit in each corner of the design, the word "Printing", a flower, and apple, and a pointing finger.
Closeup of the dsign on the front of the shirt.
Closeup of the red symbols printed on th front of a shirt, the symbols are a small middle finger and a bigger finger pointing to the middle finger.
Me and the back of my shirt.
Me holding up a printed shirt, the back of the design faces the camera.

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