Proof Letterpress Podcast Sarah Brown and Regan Detwiler

Regan interviews Li Chen and Gerald Flynt, the folks behind a new print shop in Detroit called Small Works. They are commitment to keeping access to printing equipment as close to FREE as possible for their immediate geographic community. Letterpress is one part of their setup, but they also have risograph and regular old office printing equipment. They talk a bit about letterpress equipment, but also about some of the broader issues and questions in print culture today. 
Here's some links from the conversation:
The waltz design pilot tutorial that is amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCB6wWI1XszQ57L5kO8l6Hw
 
Dafi Printing a new Poster
https://vimeo.com/575715409
 
Small works scheduling page:
https://calendly.com/smallworksdetroit
 
Small Works Website:
https://smallworksdetroit.com

For the past three years, two volunteers at the Center for Book Arts have been working on a massive project. Matt Collins and Chuck Peters have been cataloging nearly 700 fonts to create a specimen book of the center's type collection. On top of that, Chuck is spearheading another project: creating a dichotomous key for identifying letterpress typefaces. Matt, Chuck, and the center's Executive Director, Corina Reynolds, tell us about these projects from start to finish.  

James Tucker of the Aesthetic Union talks to Regan about everything from letterpress and contemporary design to the importance of making print shops accessible to diverse populations. James also tells us about an exciting project he has in the works for this summer.

Howard Hatch is the volunteer docent at the Sacramento History Museum and TikTok star. Howard shares his favorite letterpress phrase and of course we discuss his internet fame. 

Lindsay Schmittle of Gingerly Press creates art prints, cards, and hand-bound journals that all have her signature Gingerly Press style. She tells us about establishing her shop in Pittsburgh, her adventures with color and synesthesia, and her monumental printed walk project that came out of hiking the Appalachian Trail. 

Karen Switzer has been letterpress printing the zine Kerbloom every other month for the last 25 years. We talk about the zine and her business, Deep Ink Letterpress.