13 Comments

best cover since January 2006 (the Hamish Muir one)
Christopher Darby
2008-12-15 01:57:55

That's a good question. What's your favorite CR cover ever?
Fernando
2008-12-15 13:22:14

I loved this one!
Flavio
2008-12-15 13:37:38

Part of me is wondering why it was neccessary to use a printer in São Paulo. Are there now no good letterpress printers in the UK who produce outstanding work? Given the currently über tough market that UK printers operate in, it would have been nice to see some support for British artisans.

The cynical side of me wonders if the decision to use a Brazillian company is possibly more about a jolly to São Paulo for various staffers on CR rather than an apparent lack of talent slightly closer to home.
Michael Preston
2008-12-15 15:49:51

@Michael.. err, if you read the story you'll see that the point was to tie the cover in to a feature in the magazine about Lambe-Lambe and the work done at Grafica Fidalga. CR has been covering the work of "British artisans" for nearly 30 years. As for your second point, what on earth makes you think that "various staffers" from CR would need to fly to Brazil to make this happen? There was no "jolly". We did it all from right here in sunny Euston. It's amazing what you can do with email and an ftp connection.
 Patrick Burgoyne
2008-12-15 16:03:05

nice. a limited edition hand printed wrap around cover would be good...
Ian C
2008-12-15 16:21:57

Congratulations to CR team for such a cool work!
It is amazing to do such a nice collaboration even if we never saw each other. I am really touched. You are helping us to keep alive that amazing letterpress print shop. The best thing that they have is the fonts, the types all made in wood blocks. And I think that is not so important if we are doing this in São Paulo or London or anywhere.
By the way, you are (officially) invited to visit us here in São Paulo.
baixo ribeiro
2008-12-16 03:36:33

This is a really special place in São Paulo. Back in 2004 Baixo Ribeiro and I recorded a small video there,if you like the cover, it's worth to take a look:

http://www.vimeo.com/2459172
cisma
2008-12-17 17:09:40

@Cisma - thanks. I've embedded that in the post
 Patrick Burgoyne
2008-12-17 17:20:19

Laudable.
action man
2008-12-17 17:45:50

Very cool, and great press...Hatch, in Louisville is equally impressive and one of the original preses in the states still remaining, but this takes it...especially the photography of the guy drilling in the CR design..he's all marked up and it almost appears he's tattooing the wood!..great shot.
jon meade
2008-12-18 13:15:28

Greaaaaat idea, respect!

Abraços from Shanghai!
Bruno Porto
2009-02-10 00:05:27

i love letterpress print, i like its 'unevenness', especially now that design is very computerized and perfect spaced, letterpress needs to make a comeback.
nathan Hotten
2009-04-05 11:16:28

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