Directory of Letterpress Resources

Home > Business > Publishing and Printing > Printing > Processes > Letterpress

Letterpress printing is done using cast metal type or metal plates on which the image or printing area is raised above the surface of the type or plate. The top surface of the raised areas are inked and the inked image is transferred directly to the paper.

Sites placed in this category should deal primarily with this printing process. This includes sites of trade associations, companies selling equipment and supplies, and any site providing resources about the process. In contrast, the sites of printing companies that use this process are not listed here; instead, each printing company is listed in a category based on the type of product it produces.

Resources in This Category

• Briar Press

  http://www.briarpress.org/
  An educational and practical resource for the letterpress printer, the bibliophile, the enthusiast, and the curious.

• British Printing Society

  http://www.bpsnet.org.uk/
  UK group made up of amateur printers, typographers and enthusiasts.

• Canadian Private Presses

  http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/presses-ef/presses/index-e.html
  List of private presses and resources in Canada.

• Letterpress Printing

  http://www.pneac.org/printprocesses/letterpress/
  Detailed information about the process and its most common uses. Provided by the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center.

• Letterpress Printing as a Hobby

  http://world.std.com/~wdr/printing.html
  A collection of letterpress resources.

• Private Presses of the UK

  http://www.theoldschoolpress.com/ppuk/ppuk.htm
  List of private presses, letterpress studios and other related resources in the UK.

• SENIOR Graphic Machinery

  http://www.seniorgraphics.co.uk/
  Specialising in heidelberg letterpress cylinders.

• The Happy Dragons' Press

  http://www.happydragonspress.co.uk/
  Hand printed poetry books, letterpress supplies for UK delivery, and printing tips for the letterpress community.

 

Home > Business > Publishing and Printing > Printing > Processes > Letterpress

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us