![]() When in need of something reassuring, I always turn to classics for good old, solid reads. Featuring Pat Peoples, who just checked out of a mental institution, the novel documents his struggles as he tries to reconcile his past and present lives.īelow are some of my favorite quotes from the book and I hope you do find it as uplifting as it did for me: Continue reading → “On the road” with Jack Kerouac and the beatniks If you have not watched the movie, you should because it is pretty awesome, but the book is even better. If you find the title familiar, this book was adapted and made into a Hollywood hit that won numerous top awards, including the best actress for lead character Jennifer Lawrence. “The silver linings playbook” by Matthew Quick is a positively charged (and non self-help) book constantly urging readers to find the silver lining behind the dark clouds when riding through tough times. This post is dedicated to anyone out there facing an insurmountable mountain in your life, needing closure to a traumatic incident or fighting hard to keep on a grip with reality – You are not alone. If you are interested to find out how he created the print, click below. Letterpress toolsįor this blog post, he has very kindly did a letterpress print of my all-time favorite quote from Milan Kundera, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” seen at the top of page. Below are some of his beautiful set of letterpress tools, which I am absolutely digging. ![]() Having never received formal training for letterpress printing, YY picked up his knowledge mainly from the internet and also from visits to letterpress studios and workshops. Thus I got pretty excited when I found out my friend YY has been dabbling with letterpress typesetting at home as his personal project, and to my further delight, he has been working on quotes from some of my favorite authors. It feels as if the typefaces and designs breathe life and authenticity into them. I absolutely adore feeling the embossing of the individual alphabets and admire the different stylistic presentation of the 26 letters in English language. Letterpress printing helps transform words to become beautiful 3D art, which makes it irresistible for a literary nerd like me.
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