08
November
2016
Here it comes, the last week of the letterpress calendar kickstarter has started ! It is already a huge success as we reach the third target of 150% ! The calendar will now come in a box set which unfolds to be a stander for it !
What about improving it a little more with printing this box set ? It could feature the nice logo created by Kevin Cantrell, and information about the designers ! For that, we need to reach the 170% goal !
Get your calendar now !
For all those asked : yes, these improvements will be made on all the issues, Deluxe and Normal ! Talking about the Deluxe edition, Studio pression shoot a video on the wood cover engraving test and it is hypnotic ! Video is accelerated 8 times !
If you want to be the first to get the calendar, it is the moment to get it ! The Kickstarter orders will be sent by priority... Here come new designs, sent by Matt Stevens, Joseph Alessio and Renaud Orange !
Only 3 designs to go (including mine, but I feel the pressure !). Here comes the updated version of the "sum up" image.
I am just back from the great Adobe Max event held in San Diego where I was invited by the Adobe France team to cover the event ! A lot of great moments I will be happy to share details as soon as I can ! But here comes some images of the print article I did for the little blog in french we share with Geoffrey Dorne and Olivier Huard about the event ! Much much more to come but too much tired to do more ! Check more images on instagram !
24
October
2016
The calendar is now funded at 145% and it will help to improve it ! Running a Kickstarter is really an adventure and I thank you for being part of it ! We reach the second target and the pages of the calendar will be duplexed. Here come more details on the next goals :
So the next goal is to do a box set that will unfold to be a stander for the calendar ! Studio Pression already prototypes it and you can see a video on the project page here !
At the same time, designers continue to work on the project, at the begining of this article is Renaud Orange design (he designs last year front cover). And I am very pleased that Radim Malinic (Brand Nu) climb on the bandwagon. Here comes his first idea (not finished yet !).
Here comes an updated sum up page !
12
October
2016
Less than a week since the launch of the 2017 letterpress calendar Kickstarter and almost 50% funded ! You are awesome ! It gives so much motivation for next step and for creating more beautiful objects ! Thanks for your order and now I need you to spread the word about the project, to share it on social media to tell your friends and followers.
Such a great feeling to start receiving the design for the pages ! Here come the first one by Eric Kass, Scott Biersack and Tomasz Biernat who already participate for last year edition. I am also pleased to collaborate with Tom Ludd for the first time, who creates a great facebook group called "the designer's league".
This year edition will be printed on color papers, in dark on light paper for the first 6 months, and in light on dark paper for the other ones. The great thing about color papers is that the spines will be in colors too !
11
October
2016
It is this time of the year ! The Kickstarter campaign of the 2017 letterpress calendar just starts with special early bird prices this year!
The front cover of the Deluxe edition will be laser engraved on wood. Each cover will be engraved one by one ! The normal edition cover will be printed on white paper with 2 colors. This year is designed by Kevin Cantrell !
The calendar will be composed of 13 20x14 cm cards printed on 700g colorplan papers : 6 light colors papers with black printing / 6 dark colors papers with light printing.
This year edition will feature unique designs by Matt Stevens, Jef Millotte, Scott Biersack, Tom Ludd, Renaud Orange, Tomasz Biernat, Joseph Alessio, Salih Kucukaga and Eric Kass. They are currently working on the design and they will be shown as soon as possible during the campaign!
As last year, the printing plates of the front cover are part of the campaign reward, and only one is available. Early bird prices are limited, as a good start is always important on Kickstarter.
To avoid last year problems, we are almost 1 month in advance compared to 2016 ! The printing will start as soon as the project is funded to be sure everything is ready early December and sent before December 10th to arrive in time for the Christmas season.