I've not really warmed to flickr. Perhaps it's just unfamiliarity but I've found the interface lacks elegance and is clumsy to use. Nevertheless, spurred on by the Trip Press find I went searching for other letterpress-related stuff.
I didn't find anything (or rather, I gave up after half an hour). I did, however, find Ray Fenwick, artist, illustrator, letterer and printer. I feel that I should know more about him, think I've seen his work somewhere else. Fenwick hand draws these fantastic (and funny) typographic compositions, but also has letterpress tendencies. See more here (there's lots to see) and read a bit about him here.
Well, hallelujah! Someone else who will actually ADMIT in print they feel that Emperor Flickr is wearing an outfit of singularly flimsy manufacture... It's one of the clumsiest "popular" interfaces I've ever seen, (on the other hand, demos of it make wonderful (negative!) illustrations when you're speaking about clarity and openness in page design). You've made my day.
Posted by: OneMonkeysUncle | 05 October 2006 at 06:49 PM
just discovered your blog and will now read every single day. don't stop, best blog i've encountered ever!
Posted by: ben | 06 October 2006 at 03:05 PM
More Ray:
http://www.brandspankingnew.net/archive/2006/08/ray_fenwick.html
Posted by: bsn | 07 October 2006 at 03:11 PM
Hey, great site.
Flickr's okay for limited stuff, and the interface is pretty clanky; but the upload tool works really well. And I like the fact that people don't have to sign in to it in order to see your photos.
Speaking of which, here are some shots of the Gregynog Press over in Wales. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairhall/sets/72157594273362760/
Read more here: http://wemadethis.typepad.com/we_made_this/2006/09/sir_kyffin_will.html
Posted by: wemadethis | 09 October 2006 at 03:23 PM