Limited edition art book of experimental typography & printmaking techniques by 21 emerging international letterpress artists & studios
Limited edition, hand-bound book with original letterpress wrap-around cover about the Vista Sans Wood Type Project: a collaborative project involving 21 innovative letterpress artists, designers and studios from all over the world.
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About the Project:
In 2012, Tricia Treacy and Ashley John Pigford created letterpress wood type from the typeface Vista Sans™ (designed by Xavier Dupré for Emigre) with a home-made CNC router.
We sent 5 wood type letters (spelling "touch") with paper, to twenty letterpress artists and studios around the world to see what they would do with it.
What we got back is AMAZING and we now want to make a book to show their innovative processes and final prints, and share their own words about it.
Artists involved in the project: Megan Adie, (Copenhagen), Katie Baldwin, (NY), Baltimore Print Studios / Kyle Van Horn & Kim Bentley, (Baltimore, MD), Inge Bruggeman, (Portland, OR), Macy Chadwick, (Oakland, CA), Angela Driscoll & Yuka Petz, (New Orleans, LA), Firecracker Press, (St. Louis, MO), Rose Gridneff & Alex Cooper, (London, UK), Rick Griffith, (Denver, CO), Bethany Heck, (South Carolina), Dafi Kühne, (Switzerland), Peter Kruty & Sayre Gaydos, (Brooklyn, NY), Josephine McCormick, (Belfast, Northern Ireland), Robin McDowell, (New Hampshire), April Sheridan & Daniel Mellis, (Chicago, IL), Nick Sherman, (Brooklyn, NY), David Shields, (Richmond, VA), Studio on Fire / Ben Levitz & Sam Michaels, (Minneapolis, MN), Tricia Treacy & Ashley John Pigford, (Philadelphia, PA), David Wolske, (Salt Lake City, UT), Karen Zimmermann, (Tuscon, AZ).
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About the book:
This book will include:
• High quality reproductions of all prints.
• One chapter per participating artist/studio with images and text about their process and techniques.
• Essays by:
• Original letterpress printed wrap-around cover
• Exposed, hand-sewn binding
• Listing of all those who made a pledge toward this kickstarter
Book Release:
We have been invited to officially release this book at TYPO Berlin in May, 2013.
Additional Support:
Legion Paper of New York has generously agreed to donated some of the paper for the book and we are currently working on securing other material donations and discounts.
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Rewards available for your pledge:
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Risks and challenges Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
We have an ambitious plan to design, produce, distribute and release this self-published book in May, 2013. The obstacles that may arise are based on other people involved. For example: if a commissioned writer is late in delivering their essay, or if a participant is unavailable for an interview for an extended period of time.
This said, we have a lot of experience in managing and completing projects of this scope and we feel confident that we can make it happen in the time frame we are proposing.
We have already committed 18 months of time (and money) making the VSWTP successful, and we feel it is important that this project culminate in a book that will enable the work and innovative printmaking processes of the artists to reach many more hands than those that have attended exhibitions. We are aware that this project will take a considerable amount of our personal time and we are sincerely dedicated to its success.
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Digital PDF copy of the final book + a letterpress printed promotional postcard mailed to you.
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Limited Edition Letterpress Promotional Poster made for the VSWTP by Ashley Pigford and Tricia Treacy in 2012. (15" x 20", orange, yellow or blue)
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Limited Edition Letterpress Broadside by Kyle Van Horn and Kim Bentley of Baltimore Print Studios. (9"x12", 1 of 30).
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Limited Edition Letterpress Broadside by Katie Baldwin. (11"x15", 1 of 30).
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Limited Edition Letterpress Broadside by David Wolske. (9"x12", 1 of 30).
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Original, signed print by Tricia Treacy and Ashley John Pigford from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Studio on Fire from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Robyn McDowell from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed prints by April Sheridan and Daniel Mellis from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. (this contains two prints.) Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Macy Chadwick from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. (this piece is a set that contains 5 prints.) Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed prints by Karen Zimmerman from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. (this piece is a set of 5 prints.) Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by David Wolske from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Firecracker Press from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Peter Kruty and Sayre Gaydos from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Josephine McCormick from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Dafi Kuhne from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Bethany Heck from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Angela Driscoll and Yuka Petz from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Inge Bruggmann from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Kyle Van Horn and Kim Bentley of Baltimore Print Studios from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Katie Baldwin from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Original, signed print by Megan Adie from vswtp portfolio, created for the project. Printed copy of the book (free shipping to U.S. , intl. add shipping fees) Name in credits in the printed book at Patron level. Letterpress printed promotional postcard about the project. Thank you on the website.
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Full Set of All 38 prints from the VSWTP encased in archival quality portfolio case.
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