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Mr Cup’s elegant letterpress calendar for 2019 comes in deluxe black and gold

Mr Cup is set to release a beautiful and unique letterpress calendar for 2019. The graphic designer has created limited edition, hand numbered letterpress calendars for the past seven years, and the one for 2019 is set to be just as stunning, with two versions – one with black paper with gold hot foil, and a deluxe edition on gold paper, with gold foil and black foil printing.

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Mr Cup's 2019 letterpress calendar in gold with black foil, surrounded by design tools and typography specimens on a wooden desk

Each month of the 2019 edition will feature motivational words of wisdom for creatives, designed by typographers and graphic designers including Nick Misani, Ginger Monke (Tom Lane), Dan Grett, Peter Voth, Kelsy Stromski, Christian Watson 1924.us, Tuyet Duyet, Reno Orange. The front cover, with its vintage-style typography and beautiful embossed effect, is designed by Mr Cup himself.

A traditional printing craft, letterpress printing is having something of a revival, thanks to a nostalgia for the once-fading artform. It has the ability to create relief into paper by adding pressure - called deep impression, or debossing. The thicker the paper, the deeper the impression. The result is a clean, sharp imprint with a textured effect.

‘Mr. Cup’ is France-based graphic designer Fabien Barral, who develops products including calendars, coasters, posters and cards, which you can find at his website. You can find details of the calendar over at Kickstarter.

Two versions of Mr Cup's 2019 letterpress calendar side-by-side: gold paper with gold and black foil printing on the left, and black paper with gold hot foil on the right
Letterpress Calendar 2019 by Mr Cup, featuring ornate gold foil lettering and decorative embossing on gold paper against a dark background
Mr Cup's 2019 letterpress calendar cover in black with gold hot foil embossing, featuring ornate vintage-style typography and decorative border design
Letterpress calendar pages showing ornamental number typography and motivational text designs in black ink on white paper, alongside a printed sheet with embossed numbers
Mr Cup's 2019 letterpress calendar page featuring decorative typography and motivational text with embossed effect on white paper, surrounded by design tools on a wooden desk
Hand-lettered page from Mr Cup's 2019 letterpress calendar featuring motivational typography with a calendar grid on the right side, surrounded by design books and papers on a wooden surface
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