Author Archives: Steven Key

Live in Print

May 9, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Letterpress, Printing| 0 comments

Graphic designers Josh Riley and Christian Holland are the designers behind Live in Print. I’m a huge advocate of letterpress combined with great graphic design and Josh and Christian are definitely pushing things in the right direction.

Photography by Akihiko Miyoshi

April 20, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Photography| 0 comments

Typecaster for life

April 11, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Letterpress, Printing| 0 comments

A lovely film about a man who has been working with Monotype casting machines for over 62 years.

Silent world by Lucie & Simon

April 10, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Photography| 0 comments

Silent world from Lucie & Simon on Vimeo. I came across some beautiful photography by Lucie & Simon which I think deserves to be seen by as many people as possible. You can see more of their work at www.lucieandsimon.com Enjoy!

Letterpress business cards

March 29, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Letterpress| 0 comments

I recently designed some new business cards which seemed the perfect opportunity to add that extra touch by having them printed by letterpress and on a quality paper stock.

How graphic designers can reduce stock image costs

February 14, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Graphic design tips| 0 comments

As any graphic designer will tell you, using stock image libraries is part of day-to-day working life. This is my quick guide on some of the suppliers and a few tips on how you can reduce image costs.

Beautiful film about letterpress

January 30, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Letterpress| 2 comments

A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier. plymouth.ac.uk A film by Danny Cooke

Great design needs great print

January 25, 2012 | Posted by Steven Key in Graphic design tips, Printing| 2 comments

If you’re a graphic designer then no doubt, you will need to use the services of a printer on pretty much a daily basis. It’s an often undervalued part of a designers thought process but can be the difference between delivering your vision or it falling flat on its face.

Great free fonts for designers

November 19, 2011 | Posted by Steven Key in Typography| 0 comments

Graphic designers are always on the look out for great fonts. Typography is a huge part of the design process but can be an expensive business.

The secret life of a freelance graphic designer

November 8, 2011 | Posted by Steven Key in Graphic design tips| 3 comments

Is freelance graphic design for me? It’s hard to know for sure until you have actually done it but there are a few things to consider before you do.