Pages about Letterpress Commons and its policies.
In early 2012, two colleagues on opposite coasts—Harold Kyle in Syracuse and Jenny Wilkson in Seattle—decided that an up-to-date manual of letterpress printing was needed, one with the capabilities to expand along with the letterpress community. They agreed that in spite of letterpress printing’s renaissance, many would-be printers were finding it difficult … Continue reading
Here are some things to keep in mind when writing an article for Letterpress Commons. Many of these guidelines are inspired by Wikipedia. You do not have to be an expert on a subject to contribute or add to an article on Letterpress Commons; you just need to find good … Continue reading
take a print trip Get on the Letterpress Commons map platens on parade Museum, manuals, and more into the Stratosphere! Experimental printing with Brad Vetter Sharing letterpress printing knowledge for the common good. Get involved Who makes Letterpress Commons? You do! All content is free and created by the letterpress community. Help out.
At Letterpress Commons, we rely on your help to create and edit content. Depending on the amount of time you have, you may tackle one of the articles that needs All Content, fill in a Description for one of the presses in our gallery, or provide an Illustration to an … Continue reading
Have you edited an article and noticed some text within brackets? These are shortcodes, and they allow insertion of custom code or data into a Letterpress Commons article or press page. For more information on how to include shortcodes within the editor, please consult the WordPress documentation of shortcodes. The … Continue reading
This is an Agreement between you and Boxcar Press, Inc. (“Boxcar”) regarding your use of the Internet Web sites located at http://www.boxcarpress.com and http://www.letterpresscommons.com, as well as the associated Web pages, features and functions made available by Boxcar (individually and collectively, the “Boxcar Sites”). These Terms of Use are effective … Continue reading
Here are some quick guidelines for how to create Letterpress Commons content inside our editor. Do you have questions? Try joining our chat room below for support or mention @letterpresscmns on Twitter. Images Ideally, each article should have at least one image in order to illustrate the topic and create … Continue reading
Your privacy and the security of your information are very important to us. This Privacy Policy governs the Internet Web sites located at http://www.boxcarpress.com and http://www.letterpresscommons.com, as well as the associated Web pages, features and functions made available by Boxcar (individually and collectively, the “Boxcar Sites”). It explains how we … Continue reading
Based largely on your feedback in the Suggestions Forum we plan to focus on the following improvements and bug fixes for Letterpress Commons. A more detailed list can be found in our IT Department’s bug tracking sheet. All code is maintained as a service to the letterpress community by Boxcar … Continue reading