Base Press

During Summer 2020 I was fortunate to be able to spend a three week residency as Artist/Designer/Printer-in-Residence at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. If you have read this far on this blog you will recognize mention of Hamilton, as I have visited the Museum several times. But this time, with the support of a Faculty Completion Grant from Thomas Jefferson University, I was able to visit and work at this incredible, amazing facility for three weeks. Continue Reading Post

We were completely honored and humbled to be among 25 designers and printers worldwide invited to design and print a “birthday gift” letterpress poster to celebrate and honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of the wonderful Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione Museum in Cornuda, Italy. Continue Reading Post

Honored to have work included in the New Impressions 2020 exhibition produced by the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The letterpress print, “50 States,” produced during Summer 2019, was selected to be included in the exhibition. Continue Reading Post

During this strange times inwhich we live with the novel Coronavirus Covid-19 creating a global pandemic and keeping many of us shut indoors for a three-month period, this term “We are all in this together,” began to take hold as a sort of mantra to try to keep all of our collective spirits up during this difficult time. Continue Reading Post

Enjoyed a visit to Base Press from the class of my college-era friend Carl Mill, who is teaching a “What is Graphic Design” course (of sorts) at Bryn Athyn College.Continue Reading Post

Completely humbled and honored to be featured on the Plebeian website with a long-form interview. Many huge thanks to Forrest Hines of Plebeian, who I met at Phila MRKT2019.Continue Reading Post

Again, a wonderful time was had by all at the annual PhilaMRKT to welcome in the holiday season. Held this year at Kismet Co-working space in Manayunk, it was a glorious day and great to see the family and friends that turned out, including a good number of PhilaU alums. Continue Reading Post

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the University & College Designers Association (UCDA), Frank Baseman was one of (only) fifty designers nationwide invited to interpret “fifty” in any way that they wanted. Continue Reading Post

It was another glorious day in downtown Lancaster for the 2019 Lancaster Printers Fair. I was assisted again by my able-bodied son and main man, Julian—thanks a lot buddy boy! Continue Reading Post

Extremely pleased, honored and humbled to have our work recognized with three awards in the 2019 AIGA Philadelphia Design Awards (PDA) design competition, including a Judge’s Choice Award.Continue Reading Post