December 25, 2009
“Ultimately, it is the process. What the printer loves is the doing of it. … The nicest thing that anyone has ever said about my work is that ‘It’s always so suitable to the purpose.’ Yes, make it attractive, but make it be what the text needs it to be. …
The old guys got it remarkably right. There was an intuitive understanding of what constituted readable text. And so you can be at home with letterpress. It will die, eventually, because people will no longer remember how to do it. It’s OK. I’m only responsible for my watch. I’m thankful everyday that I get to do this.”
John Kristensen, Proprietor of Firefly Press
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