Introduction

Hello, I’m Nick, a Graphic Designer with a passion for print, type, and craft. 

Welcome to ‘Fresh Type - Old Press’, 

A blog-style website that shares the research and experimentation I have done over the last months into 3D printing new typefaces to be used on old printing presses. Why? Well, I think that over the last decade, modern Graphic Design has become detached from its origins in the traditional Printing Press. This is due mostly to the advancements in design software such as Adobe, which has become the standard tool for a designer, but also the rigid ‘rules’ of printmaking. The issue is that printing presses are no longer used by the ‘contemporary’ Graphic Designer, they are gathering dust or even being scrapped for their metal.

The questions I ask myself are: How can we re-establish this lost link and make the press again a tool for the Graphic Designer? Can we design without Adobe?

Let’s find out!