Typographic Letterpress Prints with House Industries Font by Rachelle W. Chuang

 

Typographic Letterpress Prints in conjunction with "Mechanical Alphabets" at CSULA Feb.11-March 2, 2013  

This set of 20 limited edition, typographic letterpressed prints is in conjunction with Mechanical Alphabets, an exhibition of type-based works at California State Los Angeles from Feb.11 - March 2, 2013. We are raising funds so we can feature a letterpress studio where visitors will be able to print from polymer plates. The focus of this project is to empower design students to design custom plates and for visitors to letterpress print their own work. Your support encourages newcomers to the craft and joy of letterpress printing!
I am asking for funds to be raised for the plates, paper, ink, supplies and a press to be moved into the CSULA Fine Arts Gallery for the duration of the show. Each print features typographic designs made with characters from the font Worthe Numerals by Ben Kiel from House Industries. The design of the prints are being kept simple in order to facilitate options for overprinting the patterns. The entire series will be designed by yours truly and juried design/typography students, and guest graphic designers.  Besides students, if you are interested in being a contributing designer of one of the plates, contact me directly for more information. Here are some of the designs so far:

Overprinting printing will also be utilized with these plates such as in the examples below (exact ink colors are still to be determined):

Design by Alexander Alvarado

Design by Alexander Alvarado
Each print will have its number letterpressed on it and signed:

FUNDS
Funds are needed for polymer plates, a large boxcar base, paper, ink and moving a press and supplies to the gallery.
Additional funds raised over our expenses will be used to print an exhibition catalog which donors above $400 will receive in addition to the listed rewards. 

(http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1056975874/typographic-letterpress-prints-with-house-industri)