Logos Graphics

Here are some photos from the 100th Anniversary Vandercook Model project, which we recently completed. It was printed on Strathmore Writing Wove, Bright White, 110 lb. paper as a 3-color offset (including a slick metallic PMS 877 silver), followed by a letterpress pass to reinforce the scores and outlines. Finally, we die-cut the various model shapes so they pop out for easy construction!

Kudos to everyone who has donated their time, energy and resources into making this little model possible! We’d especially like to thank:

• Shirley Edwards for the model design
• Pacific Center for the Book Arts for publishing the model
• Fritz Klinke of NA Graphics for his permission to use the Vandercook logo
• Book Club of California, who is making the model as a keepsake for their members
• The American Printing History Association and the Gleeson Library of the University of San Francisco for their support throughout the project

100th Anniversary Vandercook Model - Press Sheet

100th Anniversary Vandercook Model

100th Anniversary Vandercook Model

100th Anniversary Vandercook Model

More Vandercook model photos are available here.

Vandercook

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Vandercook letterpress! Shirley Edwards, a San Francisco-based designer (and Logos Graphics cohort), has started a blog to document a special paper Vandercook model which she designed: http://vandercook100.blogspot.com.

Be sure to watch the blog for more information about its final release! Members of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts will receive a free Vandercook model template sheet with instructions in the next Ampersand publication due this fall. If you’re unfamiliar with the Vandercook, you can stop by the San Francisco Center for the Book and see their range of Vandercook presses and sign up for classes too.