Lumen Press / Colophon

Colophon

Two people, one studio and rather more presses than the room was designed for. This page records how the work is made, mostly so we remember it ourselves.

Risograph

A two-drum machine, mostly federal blue and a warm amber we mix in house.

Letterpress

A tabletop platen for cards and covers; polymer plates, occasionally metal type.

Paper

Uncoated stocks, 100–240 gsm, chosen for how they take ink.

Binding

Saddle and pamphlet stitch by hand; section-sewn when a book must open flat.

What we print

Identity for small makers, short editorial runs and our own Lumen Atlas. The chart reproductions in the Atlas are pulled here, one colour at a time.