Robert Hetherington

Writer/Designer/Printer - tutor and/or technician at Camberwell College of Art, London Met, and UCA Epsom - Volunteer, The Type Archive

[Robert Hetherington @RobertHeth]

@stbridelibrary The process was demonstrated in this short (great) @BritishPathe film: https://t.co/Ehubw8k6pi

[Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology @HaggardHawks]

In 19th century English, the expression ‘Come, come, that’s Barnard Castle!’ was used as a response to someone who had offered a flawed excuse for their actions.

(fr. English Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases: A Historical Dictionary, 1929)

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@JWalkerwords @BobandRoberta @flossington These are really nice Julian - do you have much equipment at home?

[UAL UCU @UCU_UAL]

Informative and beautiful letterpress STRIKE HAND BILL by Emma Lewandowicz, final year BA Graphic Design student at Camberwell #UCUstrikesback

[CCA_Library @CCA_Library]

New display 'Typographical objects & printed ephemera', curated by Robert Hetherington, with material from @CamberwellUAL Letterpress Workshop and our Archives, documenting a rich history of printing, typography and graphic design. Until 7 March.

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(Sadly the casters are long gone.)

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Two lovely films found in the @CamberwellUAL library (@UAL_Archives) on ‘The Camberwell Press’ and ‘The Monotype Caster: a record of the craft’, both circa 1985.
Great to see the workshop as it was 35-years ago.
(Pictured are Cyril Parratt, Michael Gullick, and Ian Primarolo.)

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Newsprint used to clean the ink from the rollers, recycled as wrapping paper.

[Neil McGuire @offfbrand]

Friends! Loads of people (okay, four people) have egged me on to do this project: an open-source collective application for the job of Director of Glasgow School of Art. Get involved here: https://t.co/hnRSFSOhD5 - submit ur ideas - Please RT/repost - and follow @gsadirector

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Workshop experimentation with 2nd year Graphic Design students @CamberwellUAL — a specimen (of sorts) showing fonts produced as part of their type design project. Laser-cut Perspex, printed Letterpress.

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More ‘concrete’ compositions, made with a second group of Illustration students at Camberwell.

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Describing (verbally and visually) objects found within the David Usborne collection — the combined results of three Letterpress inductions with Ma Graphic Design students at Camberwell.

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Found images translated into ‘concrete’ compositions - Letterpress workshop with Illustration students @CamberwellUAL

[Simon Beattie @simon_beattie]

We've seen some weird endpapers in our day but this may take the cake! Block printed endpapers on a copy of Untersuchungen über die Französische Revolution ... Hanover, 1793. #weloveendpapers #blockprinted #unexpectedfinds

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@fehler Hi @fehler — Was a pleasure, a really nice day printing with you and the rest of the group. Enjoy the last few days of the course — hopefully see you Friday.

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Along with a group of students, I’ll be running an Introduction to Letterpress workshop - tomorrow @thecassviscomm - open to all.
There are still places available - sign up at https://t.co/h2epjKg2f1

[Visual Communication @VC_LdnMetArts]

All day Introduction to Letterpress workshop @TheCassArt run by @RobertHeth on the 21st June. Tickets available via Eventbrite https://t.co/XvXFo0JyYi . #print #letterpress #thecass #london #type

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Nuts & Muttons - a specimen book documenting (in playful use) the 76 faces that make up the collection of lead type held @rca. The result of a project which ran over two academic years, including the work of 17 @RCAvisualcomm students (with support from Ian Gabb and myself).

[Flying Object @objectingfly]

Come along! Tomorrow we’ve curated and produced a mega Friday 'Late' at the Museum of London with a load of amazing friends. It’s in @timeoutlondon Five of the Best this week, featuring performances, dancing, things to do, ideas and other stuff, including a whole radio station.

[Adrian Shaughnessy @AJWShaughnessy]

DISTRIBUTED - publishing symposium about the act of distribution across the spectrum of cultural production. Hosted by @RCAvisualcomm at the Royal College of Art. Speakers and details here https://t.co/1VfLb6PGAs

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Last used in the production of ‘Jury’ magazine—‘Film and theatre reviews collected from 19 national newspapers’ (1966)—and stored under the stairs ever since...