Bright Press

Letterpress specialist located in Whiteman Park, Boorloo Perth, Australia.

[Ball & Doggett @ballanddoggett]

These incredible circle shaped business cards designed by @iamthewong for @brightpress_ were printed with cobalt blue and some in fluoro orange on our @gmundpaper 450 gsm Cotton Max White stock. https://t.co/M3zrLQW6xZ

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Just printing up a new website! Stay tuned. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

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Overprinting on paper bags with handles for Whiteman Park.
#letterpress #printing #chandlerandprice #paperbag

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It’s the end of NAIDOC week, a week of highlighting and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here’s the print I created this week using freshly casted Ludlow metal type.

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NO TO WAR

Traditional Chinese characters 反對戰爭 (fan dui zhan zheng) read from right to left.

Typeset using Lego tiles and movable type. Letterpress printed on @SpicersAus Stephen Chilled White in Whadjuk Noongar country.

#letterpressunited #notowar @letpressunited

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I ran an Intro to Letterpress workshop for a private group this weekend. Our April Intro to Letterpress is sold out. But there are still spots for:
>Lego Letterpress for Young People (7-12) on Friday 22 April
>Lego Letterpress Poster Workshop on Sunday 1 May

[Ball & Doggett @ballanddoggett]

Wedding invites on Colorplan Vellum White 270gsm, duplexed to 540gsm and letterpressed using a dark grey ink.

Letterpress by @brightpress_
Collaboration with @rachelborrello

@colorplan_papers
#vellumwhite #duplexed #letterpress #letterpressprinting #graphicdesign #wedding

[Ball & Doggett @ballanddoggett]

West Coast Beach Candle labels letterpress printed on Wild 35% Cotton 150gsm.

Letterpressed by @brightpress_
Designed by @iamthewong

@cordenonspaper
#letterpress #cottonpaper #letterpressprinting #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #candles #label #candlelabels

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Just unearthed this print this weekend after moving a tonne of things around the back of the print shop. It was one of my first printing projects from this print shop in 2011. Created with movable type and printed on the C&P. Ah the memories!
#letterpress #movabletype #printing

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At Fresh Lemon HQ with @freshlemonprint and Nellie doing some planning for Wayzgoose 2022! Are you joining us on Saturday 28th May? More info and rego in link:
https://t.co/rh8JMi6Mnw

[Ball & Doggett @ballanddoggett]

Christmas card in a notecard form using our GMUND Max White 600gsm 100% cotton paper, with a classic black print and fluoro red edges. Paired with a green envelope.

Produced by @brightpress_

#cottonpaper #letterpress #blackink #fluorored #edging #christmascard #uncoatedpaper

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Can you spot the mini stethoscope and tooth in this @stjohn_wa invitation? Letterpress printed on @ballanddoggett @cordenonspaper 300gsm Wild.

#letterpress #printing #printisntdead #letterpresslove

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{WAYZGOOSE 2022} Save the date!!!! Western Australia Wayzgoose is happening Saturday 28th May! A fun, one-day meet up of letterpress printers, printmakers, typographers, graphic designers, book artists, or people who just want to try something new!

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Blue 2925 on the press for Compendium Design Store.

Image: Front view of our Heidelberg windmill press with blue ink on the top and a print clipped onto the press guard.

#letterpress #originalheidelberg #heidelbergplaten #pantone #blue

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Gold foil for a church booklet back cover. Printed on @ballanddoggett @cordenonspaper 150gsm Wild.

Image: Close up of a church booklet back cover focusing on gold foil text on bottom left corner reading Love, Stephanie and Steven.

[MyFonts @MyFonts]

Had a very nice visit here a few years back; highly recommended if you’re interested in the graphic arts and in or near Perth.

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@MyFonts Thank you for visiting us! Hope you can visit us again soon. 💖

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Brought the Adana 8x5 out and celebrated with the community the 150th anniversary of railway in WA. Thanks Whiteman Park Revolutions Transport Museum for having me. And @BBRailway for showing off the vintage trains.
#letterpress #printing #trains #WesternAustralia

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Bright Press Pop-Up happening Sunday 6th March at @whitemanpark Revolutions Transport Museum in celebration of the 150th anniversary of railways in Western Australia. I will be bringing a tabletop press so come and pull a print!

Legacy photo of a V1220 train by Weston Langford.

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The Print Shop will be open on Monday 7th March for Labour Day (WA) long weekend. Come and say hi!

Image: Red text reading Print Shop Open Labour Day (WA). Black and white photo of our Vandercook press in the background.

#letterpress #longweekend #perth