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In the middle of the American Victorian era (1860s–1870s) a new method of introducing a splash of color to letterpress printing was invented by William H. Page in Connecticut. Chromatic wood type allowed for a circus-like color effect to dance across the printed page. Through the passage of time and ... read more
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chromatic,
circus type,
William H Page,
wood type,
letterpress,
printing,
type,
wooden type,
wood,
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This whole social media thing might take off. While visiting family in southeast Ohio, I posted to my personal Instagram account a photo of the word “OHIO” printed over a faux wood grain on a cigar box. Out of nowhere came an invitation in my Instagram comments to visit the ... read more
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wood type,
type,
letterpress,
paper making,
font,
cleveland,
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We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary of re-launching Virgin Wood Type this month, and we’ve learned a lot to improve our products. read more
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wood,
wood type,
printing,
letterpress,
product line,
type,
font,
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I’ve spent the majority of my life earnestly pursuing an opportunity to be in outer space. read more
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type,
typeface,
wood,
wooden type,
wood type,
stencil,
brevity code,
furball,
specimen,
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This post is the first of an occasional series on how Virgin Wood Type fonts have been used in design. read more
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letterpress,
p22,
rich kegler,
type,
typeface,
wood,
wooden type,
wood type,
font,
preissig scrape,
printing,
ceczh moderism,
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Today we’ve introduced 4 new fonts to the Virgin Wood Type catalog. A veritable cornucopia of extra virgin faces and designs we've offered in the past. read more
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letterpress,
font,
typeface,
wood,
wood type,
type,
wooden type,
gothic 737,
aldine expanded,
aetna,
preissig scrape,
fat face,
roman,
clarendon,
ceczh moderism,
p22,
rich kegler,
david wolske,
gothic,
lineal,
matt rieck,
katie carey,
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