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I love paper

In honor of my wee web site redesign, here is a smattering of print samples from one of my favorite designers. Bruce Licher of Independent Project Press was running a letterpress in his industrial L.A. shop long before the medium became trendy for wedding invitations and baby announcements. While digging through a closet yesterday, I came across a big envelope of odds and ends Bruce sent me years ago. I love the feel of this stuff, the sheen of the ink and the careful layering of colors. It's just gorgeous.

Bruce may be better known for his work with Independent Project Records, a small label that put out works by Savage Republic, Camper Van Beethoven, For Against, Half String, Indian Bingo, Scenic, and many others. Creating a record or CD cover that is not only beautiful but also a wonderful thing to hold is truly a lost art. Especially since most of the music we buy these days lacks packaging of any sort.

This image is appropriately old-tech, as this is a film photo shot with my old Nikon FA on expired Lucky film from China. Check out the "Are you feeling lucky?" flickr group for more. The magenta splotches are just some of the charm of this film.

November 1, 2007 12:22 AM