I have been embarking on a lot of “firsts” recently, and last week was no exception. I assembled and printed my first two color letterpress broadside. It all began with a silly parody poem, and ended up being a fabulously fun printing project. A parody of the infamous ‘Baby Got Back’ verse by Sir Mix-a-Lot, the text reads, “I like
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Posted by Alexia on Mar 20, 2013
Uncategorized • Tags: Baby Got Back, Baby Got Letterpress, broadside, cranes lettra, letterpress, metal type, parody, poster, wood type - Read this post
Uncategorized • Tags: Baby Got Back, Baby Got Letterpress, broadside, cranes lettra, letterpress, metal type, parody, poster, wood type - Read this post
I don’t often get political, nor do I write about it. But I have found an intersection of letterpress and politics that seems worth mentioning in today’s disastrous economic climate. Recently ‘Obama for America’ held an art contest to find a poster to promote the American Jobs Act. For those who don’t know, the American Jobs Act is a bill that
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Posted by Alexia on Dec 30, 2011
Uncategorized • Tags: American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, broadside, contest, letterpress, New Deal, Obama for America, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Weekly, politics, poster, Washington D.C., Wikipedia - Read this post
Uncategorized • Tags: American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, broadside, contest, letterpress, New Deal, Obama for America, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Weekly, politics, poster, Washington D.C., Wikipedia - Read this post