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The Avett Brothers Poster

Letterpress poster using vintage wood type and hand-carved linoleum blocks.

printsCourtney BarrApril 10, 2018wood type, letterpress, printmaking, linoleum, vandercook

Intersections of Influence

This infographic traces the movements of individual artists as they arrived and departed the city of Greenville, North Carolina over the course of several years.

data visualizationCourtney BarrApril 10, 2018infographic, letterpress, maps

You can't depend on your eyes...

This Mark Twain quote was printed using new and vintage wood type.

printsCourtney BarrMarch 10, 2015wood type, letterpress, printmaking, linoleum, vandercook

Summer of Blues Identity

This identity was created for the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

printsCourtney BarrJune 10, 2013wood type, letterpress, logo, identity

We Are Wanderers

Wood type letterpressed over digital print on patterned paper.

printsCourtney BarrAugust 10, 2012wood type, letterpress, printmaking, linoleum, vandercook

Ornament is Crime

Inspired by the infamous 1908 essay “Ornament and Crime” by Adolf Loos.

printsCourtney BarrJune 10, 2012wood type, letterpress, printmaking, vandercook

NorthSouthEastWest

Oversized wood type, hand-inked and letterpressed.

printsCourtney BarrJune 10, 2012wood type, letterpress, printmaking, vandercook

The Expanse

Mapping elements describe roots moving across territories and the distance created between clans.

printsCourtney BarrOctober 10, 2009letterpress, printmaking, linoleum, vandercook, maps