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Welcome to the
British Printing Society
What is it about printing? Why do some people, who for all normal purposes seem rational, become weak at the knees at the thought of applying inked letters or images on to paper. Whatever the psychology, there is a significant number of people, who find printing incredibly attractive: such people usually do not join the Printing Industry but carry it out on a small scale in their own homes. There are also people who started as hobby printers, but liked it so much that they established small print shops. Part of the attraction is the pleasure of meeting like-minded people to discuss techniques, suppliers of materials etc. The British Printing Society is the spiritual home for such dedicated people.
Many members continue to use the traditional way of printing which is based upon using movable lead type (Letterpress). However today commercial printers mainly use computer based images which are then printed using digital or analogue technologies; these techniques have been adopted by many members, often alongside Letterpress. Digital technology is particularly suitable for short-run publications like Newsletters and Society Magazines.
Description of Website
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Membership; what the BPS does and how.
The Local Branches and the Publishing Group (PG).
Society Conventions and Annual General Meetings.
From Gutenberg to the future.
The traditional method of printing using moveable metal type.
Today digital printing is used for most jobs: preparing, copying and printing the digital image, Desktop publishing etc.
[This section Includes new 'Guidelines on Digital Typography and Style', and on 'Newsletters and Magazines'.]
Bibliography of books and internet links useful for the printer.
Items for sale or wanted.
Last Updated:
July 17th 2010
Arthur Baker (Webmaster)
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