Russell Maret

uneven group of essays on various aspects of printing for the private press. tries many ways to define the differences between fine press, commercial press and private press, the private press operating without commercial considerations and for the satisfaction of the artist/printer only.. The essay on trying to design modern digital typeface to work on the old Monotype system is frustrating for both the author and the reader. "As a private press printer, I need to make new typefaces that express my own ideals, rather than those of commerce" "By turning our backs on commerce and diverting our attention from rote legibility to the conveyance of a more nuanced idea, we can ensure a dynamic future for the private press." four types of letterforms 1. calligraphic, 2. epigraphic, 3. typographic, 4. digigraphic. "the most imperfect type of all is one that is too perfect." Private presses "transform the role of the book's material form from a delivery device into an active participant in the narrative."… (mais)