Cranky Pressman

{ CRANKY PRESSMAN USES CREAM COLORED PAPER }

 

¶ Hardly the most sensational news but pretty exciting for a couple of old printers and anyone interested in print design and paper. Classic Natural White (as it's manufacturer calls it) is the 5th selection in Cranky's Choices range of house paper stocks and brings designers a natural warm smooth-printing option (sort of the opposite the pressman himself). It is made by Neenah Paper as part of their Classic Crest range. We pontificate on about our paper choices elsewhere in this site but decided to take this opportunity to explain a few things here in more boring detail. Paper nerds start your engines.

{ CREATE YOUR 2010 LETTERPRESS CALENDARS }

SAY SO LONG TO ANNUS HORRIBILIS WITH YOUR 2010 DESIGN.

¶ It was clear this time last year that 2009 was going to be quite scary and ugly which is why we produced the calendar pictured here. It was our way of bidding good riddance to the horrible year before it even began (and when it finally ends as can be seen after the break). Now Cranky Pressman is pleased to announce the introduction our Stocky Weight Calendars for you to mark in your own way, for yourself or your clients, what will hopefully turn out to be a much better year in 2010. The heavy backing board on these old-style calendars is letterpress printed with your original artwork. Branded calendars offer great advertising and design opportunities. People still need to stick things on their wall which can't be done with the computer-powered kind.

{ MIKEY BURTON EDITS SOME GRAIN }

GOOD NEWS FOR THE FIRST POST IN OUR FANCY NEW ENVIRON.

¶ We think it's very appropriate and pleasing that on the day before we officially launch our new website our good friend Mikey Burton is featured on one of our longtime favorite sites Grain Edit. Both are fantastic ambassadors for the craft of letterpress.

OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION

ENTER WITH CAUTION

    Welcome to our new website. We have been tinkering around with it for quite some time and thought it best to just put it out there and carry on building where all can see. Much like our actual shop space, getting everything perfectly tidy is nearly impossible when dealing with customer’s projects and temperamental old fossils (that would include us and the machines).
    This updated incarnation will be a source for letterpress information and printing services along with other gaudy online gimmickry today’s young designers expect. It is in fact a sad and flagrant jump aboard the bandwagon by a couple of old printers.
    Just the bones are in place right now but we have grand plans. It's damn complicated this internet thing but it appears there is a future for it.
    So have a poke around the place but try not to trip over anything or get dirty. And by all means let us know what you think about our feeble attempts or if you have any ideas on what you would like to see offered here or in the precarious real world.

The old letterpress printer getting it done online.