Jamie Murphy, Titanic Illustrations 2012
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Artwork
Printed on the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Albert, Ernest & the Titanic tells the story of two printers travelling on the ship’s doomed maiden voyage. The book was designed, hand typeset and letterpress printed at Distillers Press in the National College of Art and Design. It includes antique and newly cast type, and ink made from coal taken from the shipwreck.
Artist
Jamie Murphy is a typographer, book designer and educator living in Dublin, Ireland. He teaches at NCAD, where he runs Distillers Press, the foremost letterpress workshop in the country. Under his small publishing imprint, The Salvage Press, he has concentrated on experimentation in typography through letterpress printing. His award-winning books and ephemeral works are held in many of the world’s most regarded public, private and institutional collections.
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