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By leaving behind the immediate
feedback of working with a computer, Drew
learned through making, via both hand
drawing and letterpress printing, slowing
down the design process. Experimentation
at the press mimicked the physical and
intellectual engagement of drawing. At the
press, a multisensory experience was engaged
through the smell of the inks, the tactile
qualities of the impressions on paper, and
the rumbling physical presence of the press
itself. Formal discoveries made at the press
informed the computerized version of the
typeface. Nearing final versions, Drew carved
some of his plates by hand in poplar (Fig. 12-
57 ), while his letterpress explorations grew to
combinations built from six to eight different
colors (Fig. 12-58 ).
12-54 Laser-cut
letterform plates.
12-55 Letterpress
printing of the plates.
12-56 Letterpress
“make-ready” prints
that further informed
the design of the Ludd
typeface.
 
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