#willransom

A new-to-me tiny treasure from Black Cat Press written by Will Ransom. A very detailed colophon reveals type was set, then reduced negatives were stripped to print via offset lithography at Schori Press (no longer in Evanston, Illinois but some of their type lives in my shop). Bound in the studio of Bela Blau, 1984. #miniaturebook #willransom https://www.instagram.com/p/B5CO24whTqB/?igshid=z6gqkx9ilw7s

I don’t usually set resolutions, but I am literally doing so for 2021. I’ll be setting a daily specimen from type in the shop, working towards a specimen book and daily journal. I started with Parsons, designed by Will Ransom. Nicknamed “the man from Snohomish” he started printing in Washington state then packed up for Chicago to learn from Fred Goudy. Parsons was designed with extra long ascenders and descenders which were overused so much that the foundry included a warning to avoid such crassness. Ransom didn’t tackle much more type design—perhaps broken-hearted at the misuse of Parsons—but he went on to correspond with and catalog many private presses of the day, creating an invaluable record. ..... Wishing you a new year—with just enough ascenders and descenders. #metaltype #willransom #typecrush #printtherapy (at Tacoma, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJhcXfYhQq3/?igshid=1qsqfs4oicdxv

Wonderful new exhibit at @washingtonhistory on magic. Two pieces of ephemera featured Parsons (designed by Will Ransom from Snohomish, WA) which was... magical to see. #tacoma #willransom #typography (at Washington State History Museum)

Parsons Decorators, to brighten printed matter. #typecrushthursday #letterpress #willransom