(SB1) LETTERPRESS INDUCTION

The letterpress induction went on for 3 whole hours. It took us the whole morning doing letterpress and I personally think it was worth it. Letterpress requires a large amount of time for preparing and setting up everything for printing. 

- Thins, mediums, and thicks, were used to squeezed into empty spaces so that the sentence would fit in to the frame. 

- Slugs were used to align each sentence to make them parallel to each other. 

The printing process is basically spreading ink onto each letter. The paper would sit on top of the letter and when pressure is added onto the paper, the ink will then print on it. This printing process did not take long. The only thing to be aware of is the amount of ink that you use, as it directly affects the texture of the letters of your final product. 

Our printing outcomes. They looked pretty nice. The amount of ink was abundant and the prints look professional. However, some edges of the letters might but cropped. This is because of the moulds that have been used for decades and some of them might be worn out. This makes letterpress not perfect, but I think this is what makes the outcome special and unique. Digital printers will never produce effects like this.