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Straight matter (sometimes also running-on matter, common matter, ordinary matter or plain matter) describes body text as distinguished from display type, tables and so on.

A piece of a equipment with a flat surface, which is used to prepare/mix ink and to ink rollers.

Elegante Press is letterpress studio owned by Saulius and Viktorija. They invitations, letterpress business cards, announcements, and stationery using traditional printing technologies.

DRY Inc will feature new products from the DRY brand as well as continuing to provide all physical products previously known as P22 Analog.

John Barrett’s Letterpress Things offers type, tools, supplies and equipment for letterpress printers.

A visual history of type design and typography—from Gutenberg onwards. A collection of the Tallone Press.

A 5-day letterpress masterclass in the “Atelier t” in Bierbeek, Belgium. The course is led by Thomas Gravemaker.

“Bowne & Co. Stationers is still a fully operational press shop. It is home to 34 presses, 18 of which are in regular use, largely from the late 19th century …”

Yesterday Creative is a letterpress studio in Geebung, Australia. They produce letterpress products like wedding invitations and event stationery.

Boxcar Press is a commercial letterpress shop based in upstate New York. With more than 20,000 square feet of space, they are one of the largest letterpress print and pre-press shops in the USA.

Letterink is a letterpress studio in Milan, Italy. Isabella and Alice offer the design and print of items such as wedding invitations, stationary, greeting cards, business cards and so on.

Hungry Workshop is a design studio and letterpress print shop in Northcote, Australia.

Appalachia Press is a letterpress printshop in Roanoke, Virginia. It is run by John Reburn. As an artist with over 25 years of experience, John spent most of his career in Los Angeles working as a graphic artist. Trained at Arizona State University and Otis Art Institute, his background in typography and graphic design led him to explore the beauty and simplicity of old-school printing.

Rohner Press offers a variety of print production services including letterpress printing, engraving, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, and paper converting. Founded by second generation printer Bruno Rohner, the company has remained committed to traditional print techniques.

Typesettingsg is a traditional letterpress studio in Singapore. They also conduct typesetting workshops and letterpress design talks.

Panthera Press offers custom print design, branding, illustrations, books, and stationery. Panthera Press began in 2010 as a passion project for Danielle Wethington as she completed an internship in Massachusetts with book illustrator and pressman Barry Moser. After completing her internship and a subsequent Masters with a focus on Graphic Design/Book Arts, Danielle moved back to her hometown in Virginia and started up a proper printshop. Panthera Press began taking commercial work in 2012 and has been growing ever since.

You can smell the ink on this video.

Inclosed Letterpress Co. is a letterpress and paper goods shop located in the heart of the Midwest of the USA. Inspired by her parents entrepreneurial spirit and inheriting her dad’s love for design and printing, Lesley Pick created Inclosed in 2006.

Cartoules Press is a design and letterpress studio located in sunny Long Beach, California, and is owned and operated by Julie Karatzis. Cartoules is Greek for “Little Cards”. With the mission to create well designed stationery in both Greek and English, and reach the Greek community both in the United States, Greece and beyond, their offerings have expanded from custom wedding invitations, to greeting cards, art prints and a variety of home goods.

Pracownia PanBonTon is a letterpress studio in Bielsko-Biała, a city in the south of Poland. They print business cards, stationary, invitations, coasters, postscards and so on.

Tiny Dog Press prints announcements, invitations and cards on either a Vandercock proofing press or a Chandler & Price (C&P) platen press. The studio is run by Kari Miller—Texas native with a deep love of printing, color, and urban farming. After acquiring a BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in printmaking from Baylor University, Kari set her sights on having her own creative based business. It took a bit of time and some trial and error, but in March of 2013 Tiny Dog Press became a reality.

Mr Smith’s Letterpress Workshop in is run by Kelvyn Laurence Smith—a craftsman, designer, typographer, and printmaker. He creates exquisitely crafted contemporary typographic printed matter using wood & metal type in his Letterpress workshop. The workshop also offers letterpress classes.

Editions Studio is a book- and print-making studio in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. The space is set up with four 4'x8' tables, seven printing presses, and a plethora of book art supplies. Anyone can rent studio time or attend the events and classes going on weekly. The studio has facilities for letterpress, litho, and bookmaking, among other things.

The Chatty Press is a bespoke design studio based on the north shore of Massachusetts, serving clients from Boston, New Hampshire, Maine and across the world. Jen Pepper’s specialty is wedding invitations, and event stationery.