First Letterpress of 2010
posted:
Over Christmas and New Years I worked on a fun gig for Steve Banks at Los Angeles magazine, for a travel piece on the California desert. We had talked several months ago about working together on some kinda type treatment. This story seemed like a good one for some juicy type, and wood type seemed like a great way to go.
When the photos came in, Steve did a rough layout and we talked about the general feel for the type. After some rough proofs of initials and ornaments, and a false start on my part (I somehow missed his email with the real headline and accidentally set the dummy headline - D'OH!), I was ready to pour the coal on and put together the finished thing:
When the photos came in, Steve did a rough layout and we talked about the general feel for the type. After some rough proofs of initials and ornaments, and a false start on my part (I somehow missed his email with the real headline and accidentally set the dummy headline - D'OH!), I was ready to pour the coal on and put together the finished thing:
