So you can imagine Overmatter’s joy when a press copy of Adventures in Letterpress, a new book by owner of US-based greetings card company Blue Barnhouse, landed at PrintWeek Towers. 

“Well, this all looks very decorative and charming,” thought Overmatter, leafing happily through Brandon Mise’s compilation of work from around the world.

Luxury business cards, Valentine’s messages… ‘Stop ****ing with my serenity’ note cards… Cue Overmatter nearly falling off chair. Turns out those crafty print tykes aren’t all wholesome jumpers and gentle in-jokes. Letterpress has got edge.

In fact, the aforementioned was by no means the least clean message cheekily disguised with elegant fonts and posh paper.  And, once recovered, Overmatter very much liked, and would recommend this “beautiful, humorous and sometimes just plain weird” book to all letterpress fanatics come its release in February.  

It’s fascinating how, when printed by letterpress, obscenities can somehow become almost quaint. Overmatter is tempted to test this revelation out with future correspondence…