letterpress printing
Inked type stamping
Letterpress printing is a technique in which raised surfaces—metal type or carved blocks—are inked and pressed against paper to transfer an image.
The oldest form of printing in the West, it dominated from Gutenberg's era until offset printing replaced it in the twentieth century.
Letterpress has seen a revival among artists and boutique printers who value its tactile impression and craftsmanship: hand-set letterpress wedding invitations.
- composing stickHandheld typesetting tray
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- brayerHand roller for inking
- impressionEffect on the mind
- chaseRapid following of quarry
typesetting · Heidelberg · registration · broadside · wedding invitations · paper stock · Gutenberg · platen · proofing · print shop · metal type · tympan · galley · business cards · art prints · embossing · vellum · roller
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
letterpress printingoffset printing
Indirect commercial reproduction technique
digital printing · inkjet printing · laser printing · lithography · xerography
letterpress printingdigital publishing
Distributing content electronically
electronic publishing · web publishing · e-books · print-on-demand