Today letterpress is in revival and widely used by graphic design in books, posters, bespoke stationery like invitations, name cards, letterheads and so on. Letterpress and typography designers like Alan Kitching or Jesús Morentin carve out their names in the computer-generated design world with beautiful-composed types.

Their work is a modern practice that builds on letterpress's roots as a Chinese invention from the 10th century. The innovation of movable type, later adopted in the western hemisphere about 1440, forever changed the face of communication and the speed in which information could be passed along from person to person.

This book introduces the history and the process of letterpress printing and includes a list of classic movable types arranged in style order. The volume also includes letterpress designers, artists, type foundries, institutions, and even museums from all over the world, each with an elaborated biography and exclusive interviews with the most relevant professionals in this area.

Get Impressed! is a handbook for type designers, letterpress designers, type lovers, design students and ordinary readers who enjoy crafts and prints.

Edited by Wang Shaoqiang

Published by Hoaki, 2021

Hardcover,  240 pages, full color offset, 10.2 × 7.7 inches

ISBN: 978-8-41-765637-9