Be creative in 2023 following every month's words of wisdom of the Mr Cup creative manifesto letterpress calendar. It is a hand-numbered limited edition and this is the 12th edition.
It it fully printed in hot foil on dark blue paper. There are 2 variations for the cover, one with blue hot foil, and one, more limited, with copper hot foil.
The cover is designed by me! But the idea behind this is a collaborative project: I ask graphic designers and typographers to create unique works. This year's edition will feature designs by Alan Guzman . Don Zorrito . Pedro Oyarbide . Emi Renzi . Marko Moskera . Felippe Cavalcantiart Peter Bielous . Maurin Armand . Reno orange . Camille Gabarra . Salih Kucukaga . Harry Roberts
The calendar is printed in France, at Studio Pression. Letterpress printing has the ability to create relief in the paper by adding tons of pressure while printing. It’s called a deep impression, or debossing. And it’s done at the same time, printing AND debossing, always one color at a time. The thicker the paper, the deeper the impression. For a crisper effect, we use much harder brass plates instead of a photopolymer. Hot foil uses the same machine but instead of ink, pre-dried ink or foils are transferred on the paper at high temperatures.
