Impressive

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Inspired by hands-on tweaks and unpredictable results, today’s creatives are rediscovering old-fashioned printing methods and crafts. This exploration highlights the interplay between current graphic design trends and traditional handiwork like letterpress printing, hand-cut linotype, and embossing. Featuring a rich selection of invitations, business cards, stationery, and posters printed by hand, it includes personal insights from designers who blend old techniques with contemporary work. Graphic designers, illustrators, and typographers are drawn to the unique tactile qualities of various papers, press cuts, and inks, as well as the originality of binding techniques. The fascination with vintage printing presses began with individual designers and small collectives creating bespoke printed materials for special occasions. The book showcases these artists and their work, presenting a range of business cards, invitations, and publications that balance nostalgia with modern aesthetics. Historical styles—from Victorian floral elements to classical modernism—are referenced, combined, and reinterpreted in innovative ways. Techniques like silk-screen printing, stamping, and woodcut are employed, emphasizing the importance of DIY approaches. This collection reveals how the modern application of traditional design forms can inspire the visuality of the future.