A big block of metal

Well today I finished the main letterpress part of my final major project and here are some photos;







Over 4000 characters of metal type all set out and locked in the printing block, it's been a great week, frustrating at times but over all really enjoyable. Working with metal type has been really useful to help me understand more about typography and has given me a real appreciation for all kerning, leading, spacing etc that is normally so easy on the computer. I definitely feel this is the beginnings of a bit of an addiction and I'm already searching the net for letterpress proofing presses and metal fonts.