Independent Project Press

Independent Project Press is dedicated to bringing a compelling, artistic presence to all of the work that we produce. We specialize in creating distinctive and unique printed objects which serve to transform "Product" into "Art. Throughout our 3 decades of letterpress experience we have continued to evolve our signature style. During this time we... have developed numerous specialty packaging concepts for the music industry, from unique letterpress-printed vinyl record jackets to our Discfolio all-cardboard CD & media packaging. We produce all of our in-house print projects by hand-fed letterpress, either on one of our two Chandler & Price platen presses or our Vandercook 219 Power proofing press. Our shop is equipped with a vintage Rosback pinhole perforator, a fine selection of antique handset type and ornaments, various paper cutters and corner rounders, and sequential numbering machines. In addition to all of our analog equipment we also produce many projects from digital files, which are then processed into magnesium, copper, or photo-polymer plates for printing on our presses. We love to use interesting and unusual paper stocks, be creative with typography, and we relish in layering thick slabs of ink on crusty paper to see what happens. Our hand-fed letterpresses can print on virtually any type of paper, from thin, translucent glassine to thick cardboard stocks. Our specialty since day one has been feeding piles of chipboard into the press and having them magically transform into sumptuous objects of art. Our clients can trust that we will give our scrupulous attention to every detail of their project.Read More