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The design process
began by experimenting with an "offsetting"
technique that was discovered by accident.
Using an existing Hamilton wood font, the
design team at Blinc Publishing inked and
took an impression of a complete alphabet.
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Taking a first impression
on the proofing press. |
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The first proof had
to be generously inked to yield a strong image
for the second step. |
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That proof then was
laid upon a clean sheet of paper and both
were placed back on the inked wood type, but
slighted shifted in placement. |
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The roller was passed over both sheets,
then the top sheet was peeled back to reveal
where the ink had offeset on the the sheet
below.
A closeup example of the type is on the
right.
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A variety of results
were produced depending how far the paper
was shifted from its original location. |
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The best results were
selected and scanned into the computer where
they could be traced and refined. |
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Those digital tracings
then were used to produce six inch tall templates
cut out of thin fiberboard. To ensure a perfectly
horizontal letterform, those templates were
mounted on squares of plywood at the Hamilton
Wood Type and Printing museum by Norb Brylski. |
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Using a tracing maching
known as a pantograph, the volunteers at Hamilton
Wood Type and Printing Museum routed blocks
of dried maple to produce the final wood type. |
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Here is the final type
being inspected. |
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Finally, here is a scan of the
alphabet. |
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For more information:
visit http://www.blincpublishing.com/,
e-mail bill@blincpublishing.com,
or call (651) 224-5417.
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