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Here’s the latest from the shed (or super-delux-print-workshop if you like). After a lot of trial and even more error we’re finally getting the hang of making our own letterpress printing plates. It turns out watching something start as flat pixels on a computer and end up physically embossed into paper is very satisfying. Here’s a poster print we’ve made using some lovely ‘mould made’ cotton rag paper and linseed inks.

We’ve just returned from an incredibly inspiring trip to Japan. It seems a real cultural enigma, it’s hard to work out if it is relaxed or chaotic, futuristic or ancient, incomprehensible or organised, impenetrable or inviting (in fact it is probably all of those things simultaneously). One thing we have worked out for certain though, is that We Love Japan!

Happy New Year. We’ve just finished work converting an old garden shed into a cosy letterpress workshop.
It features all the modern printer could need, electric lighting, a two bar heater – but most excitingly a galley proofing press, Adana Eight-Five and a small but growing collection of type. We have also constructed
a Heath Robinsonesque exposure unit for creating our own printing plates. Here are some Thank You cards we’re working on using a combination of 320gsm 100% recycled card and Linseed inks.

We have just finished a short animation for local project Clear About Carbon. The project’s aim is to increase carbon and climate awareness within businesses and the public sector. The animation shows how a few simple choices we make can make a big difference on both a local and international scale.

We have just finished work on titles and motion graphics for a film charting The Eden Project’s 10 year journey, from a sketch on a napkin to an educational charity with global reach and recognition. *We are currently waiting for the real audio track so in the mean time have done a quick edit to Adventure Tour by Ruby Suns (who are excellent, so check them out and buy lots of their records).