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Boxcar Press on formspring

cynthia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:01 +0000

Have a letterpress question you’d like to run past us? Check us out on formspring where Boxcar Press founder Harold Kyle has been answering a number of printing-related questions. Submit your question and he’ll be offering up his insight to help you tackle your letterpress challenge of the moment!

Harold is famous again!

debbie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:40:52 +0000

Harold first fell for letterpress at a small town college in Northfield, Minnesota called Carleton (Carleton also happens to be the school where Harold & Debbie fell for each other, but that’s another story!). So we were so excited when Carleton’s art department asked Harold to write his story for the college’s web site, to show (we think) prospective art majors and their parents that those art degrees do go onto do great things. Read Harold’s romantic letterpress saga here!

Spotted: Boxcar Base and Plates in Action at Simplesong Design

cynthia — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:19:19 +0000

One of our esteemed Boxcar platemaking customers, Suann Song from Simplesong Design, is guest blogging on design*sponge this week where she showed off her Boxcar base and KF152 plates and is sharing insight into letterpress printing, design and more. Check it out!

Cloudy Collection Prints Vol. I Ed. 3 Letterpressed by Boxcar Press

cynthia — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:28:04 +0000

Dubbed The Scarlet Lettering, the third edition of the Cloudy Collection was amazingly cool to print. Appropriately enough, this series of illustrations was printed in a bright red ink and blind deboss with a hit of transparent white for a bold and graphic effect. For more information about the Cloudy Collection check out our interview with Cloudy Collection mastermind Dave Huyck. All of the prints in the Cloudy Collection series are available for sale on the Cloudy Collection website.

Valentine’s Day at Boxcar Press

debbie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:46:06 +0000

The Boxcar Toddler visited our letterpress headquarters on Valentine’s Day, decked out in a very realistic USPS postman outfit. He didn’t have much time to chat as he needed to pass out over 50 Valentines throughout the old artist warehouse that we call home. Though Valentine’s Day is perhaps a little less romantic with two kids, it certainly is a lot cuter. (Who needs flowers when you have a toddler anyway?!) And okay, okay, we’ll admit the little Valentines weren’t letterpressed this year, but at least they were eco!

Emerging photographer captures letterpress printing at Boxcar Press

harold — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:01:51 +0000

The shop at Boxcar Press was surprised by the appearance of emerging photographer Jasper Kyle when he unexpectedly chased after his father (who needed to visit our Shipping & Receiving area). Once among the busy letterpress presses, he turned to his Fisher Price R7315 which he had previously been using to photograph the hallway ceiling. He first turned his attention to our Heidelberg KSBA, which was in the middle of a 3 color run of 6,000 cards. Bob frames the composition as he measures his press sheet for register.

Jasper Photographs the KSBA

Then he noticed Carrie pulling some prints on the Vandercook. This setting, as the Vandercook prepares to pull a print, resulted in a dynamic, powerful photograph through the lens of a three year old (below).

Jasper photographs the Vandercook Universal 1

Vandercook photo by Jasper

Before heading out the door, Jasper specifically requested to photograph a “dirty stinky press,” one “with oil on top.” He showed us what he was talking about: a Heidelberg Windmill. After noticing how dirty each one was, he settled on Bill’s press as the dirtiest—inspiration for another bold composition.

Windmill as seen by Jasper

Reviewing the photo session.

We were honored to be the focus of Jasper Kyle’s recent photo shoot and we hope that you enjoy the artistry of his work. Jasper is available for wedding photography, event photography, printing press photography, ceiling photography, blurry carpet photography, and calligraphy. Please contact Boxcar Press for more information.

XO Greeting Cards for CardsInk

cynthia — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:18:51 +0000

Printed for CardsInk, this cool XO greeting card is our idea of a sweet Valentine’s Day card. We’re with CardsInk on this one – while we don’t exactly know when, how or why XOXO came to mean hugs and kisses, we’re digging this quirky illustration.

Letterpress Save the Dates for The Pink Orange

cynthia — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:57:06 +0000

We printed these cool letterpress save the dates for Rebecca Ashby of The Pink Orange for a client of hers seeking a design with a distinct beachy feel, but a unique edge. We printed these with a letterpress flood in yellow and they are paired with a sweet 2-color letterpress #10 business envelope with a string and button closure. You can read more about the design on Rebecca’s blog.

Letterpress Holiday Cards for The London Hotels

cynthia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:21:11 +0000

We recently printed these letterpress holiday cards, designed by Korn Design, for The London Hotels. They feature a very cool bulldog all dressed up in his winter finery for the holiday season, printed in 2-color gray and brown letterpress.

Who is Boxcar Press?

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:17 +0000

(here we are, an outtake from our letterpress shop’s latest photo shoot!)