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Alan Kitching (typographic artist)
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Alan Kitching RDI AGI Hon FRCA is a practitioner of letterpress typographic design and printmaking. Kitching exhibits and lectures across the globe, and is known for his expressive use of wood and metal letterforms in commissions and limited-edition prints.
Kitching in 2016
Kitching in 2016
Kiss - Graphic Poetry
Kiss - Graphic Poetry
Poster for National Theatre Transformation series.
Poster for National Theatre Transformation series.
Iraq war demo poster for The Guardian
Iraq war demo poster for The Guardian
Wood type
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In letterpress printing, wood type is movable type made out of wood. First used in China for printing body text, wood type became popular during the nineteenth century for making large display typefaces for printing posters, because it was lighter and cheaper than large sizes of metal type.
Wood type in close-up
Wood type in close-up
Exhibition poster by Alan Kitching, who often uses wood type in his work
Exhibition poster by Alan Kitching, who often uses wood type in his work
Wooden movable types in the China Printing Museum, Beijing
Wooden movable types in the China Printing Museum, Beijing
Large display type, cut by Hendrik van den Keere in wood and reproduced by sandcasting
Large display type, cut by Hendrik van den Keere in wood and reproduced by sandcasting