Hamilton delivers the Lushootseed font to the Tulalip Tribe.
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Our friends at Spunk have created this swell YouTube video, shot while attending Wayzgoose 2009. A huge thanks to Ben Pagel, Justin Martinez, Steve Marth and Jeff Johnson at Spunk. Check it out…

Super-cool online journal by Nick Sherman
Hamilton friend and Artistic Board member Nick Sherman features the work of type luminaries such as Paul Shaw, David Shields and others on his Woodtyper.com site. Everything from tombstones to film titles is covered in this online gem dedicated to the influence of wood type letterforms.

Hamilton's 10th Anniversary
On Friday, May 29th Hamilton Wood Type held a weekend-long celebration of their 10th Anniversary. Events that weekend included a sneak-preview of the film Type Face, an open house at the museum and a Tenth Anniversary commemorative poster show. See photos from the weekend.

When Wood Trumped Metal
"Wood type is back—and it’s too heavy to go anywhere…" So starts the article in AIGA Voice, before Heller and Moran jump into the history of wood type, the story of Hamilton and the future of both. Check it out!

Printing of the Hamilton Columbia Exhibition Plaque
This 116-year-old amazing monument to wood type has never been printed until now.
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Carter Latin Typeface
This wood type project, designed by Matthew Carter for Hamilton, has been on hold due to unforseen production challenges. A new method has recently been explored and the project has recommenced.
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UW Stout at Hamilton
During the week of January 5th to the 9th, 2009, eleven graphic design students from UW Stout spent a week with their professor Bill Moran sorting, cleaning, organizing and labeling 24 cases of wood type. Read more...

Type Face the movie
Film director Justin Nagan turns her keen eye on Two Rivers, Wisconsin for an outstanding documentary from her film company Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams). Type Face documents the successes and challenges that Hamilton Wood Type faces in today's world. We are pleased to be showing a Sneak Preview of the movie on Friday, May 29th at the museum.