Thank you so much to everyone who pledged towards my project. With only 8 hours left, I have to face the possibility that I will not make the goal. For those who pledged and would still like to have the original prints, please sign up for the newsletter from typogy.com to find out if we’re planing to revive the project on better grounds.

We’ve done everything we can to get the word out, it’s really up to all of you now.  If you’ve already told people about THE FAVORITE CATCHPHRASE BLOCK PRINT thank you, we’re greatly appreciative.  If you haven’t, now’s the time!

There is still Hope!

I love it. What is it?  This is very simple. Don’t panic. The goal of this project is to make a collection of beautiful block prints (linoleum and woodblocks), each one of them hand-carved and hand-pressed original, printed on a museum quality archival art paper, and based on your favorite catchphrase, short cool text, or your inspirational keywords.

Today is the Day! and you are basically pre-ordering one or more original prints for a deeply marked down price of what it is on my shop, and with the benefit of getting your favorite text done, if you choose so. Or, if you prefer waiting for the full collection, then You’ll have what she’s having.

Dimensions: 21 x 30cm ~ 8.27×11.69 inches.
Don’t worry about submitting words right now. There will be a survey sent out if the project is successful so you can get your phrases and other necessary info to me.

Your choice catchphrase hand-printed onto the cover of a Moleskine Chaier using a hand-carved linocut block. Each notebook becomes unique, one of a kind artwork.  Dimensions: Large 13 x 21cm ~ 5.25×8.25 inches.
The Moleskine Cahiers are notebooks with a flexible heavy-duty cardboard cover in havana kraft color with visible stitching on the spine. The last 16 sheets are detachable and there is a pocket for loose notes. With acid free paper, choose between plain, squared or ruled pages.

Selected block prints will be run through a high quality resolution scan and digitally combined into the greatest illustrated catchphrase collection. Big Badda Boom.
The package will contain:
1. HIGH QUALITY PDF – contains the collection of many selected art prints. This is viewable on iPad, iPod or any other digital device that displays pdf files.
2. DIGITAL WALLPAPER SET – includes sizes for your computer desktop, iPhone and iPad.
The Digital Collection will be available for download once the project is complete and all materials are available. Comes with Free UPDATES for backers of this project. typogy.com/thefavoritecatchphrase

The 5 limited edition SERIES of large prints of the Earth map overlayed by the 5 WEEEs.
The 5 WEEEs are: “WE ARE HERE”, “WE LOVE BLUE”, “WE THE PEOPLE”, “WE LIVE ALIKE”, and “WE SHARE ONE”.  All hand made and hand printed linocut originals.  Size A2.
For the “WE ARE HERE” sign, your location will be “pinned” on the map per your direction.  All signed, numbered and dated by me. Are we there yet?
work in progress shown below.

This is an Original plywood hand carved by me. Not a print, but the carved Japanese wood block itself covered in ink and then semi washed to a cool patina. The end surface is not a negative , but the positive itself. An art piece ready to frame or just applied directly on your wall.  Signed and dated with a dedication on the back made to you. Dimensions: ~ 21 x 30cm ~ 8.27×11.69 inches.

Most of it will be sunk into production costs and after that what’s left will be used to allow me to focus on creating and organising more content. Production costs consists of things like refinements on the digital edition, the linoleum and wood blocks, oil ink, art paper, the Moleskine notebooks , tools, packaging, and good mood. But why is the rum gone?

I already made a good bunch of blocks and will keep working as pledges start coming in. Regular blog posts and updates will keep you in touch with my journey and reveal new artwork.  I appreciate you taking the time to consider joining me on this.  I’d love your support, and I’ll see you at the finish line. May the Force be with You!  If you want to learn more about my art and design, please visit  typogy.com.  Coffee Break.  I’ll be back.

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Almost close to launching. Working on the project video and few final tweaks…

Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220, and from Egypt to the 4th century.

Ukiyo-e is the best known type of Japanese woodblock art print. Most European uses of the technique on paper are covered by the art term woodcut, except for the block-books produced mainly in the 15th century.

Woodcut, occasionally known as xylography, is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges. The areas to show ‘white’ are cut away with a knife or chisel, leaving the characters or image to show in ‘black’ at the original surface level. The block is cut along the grain of the wood (unlike wood engraving where the block is cut in the end-grain). In Europe beechwood was most commonly used; in Japan, a special type ofcherry wood was used.

The surface is covered with ink by rolling over the surface with an ink-covered roller (brayer), leaving ink upon the flat surface but not in the non-printing areas. Multiple colors can be printed by keying the paper to a frame around the woodblocks (where a different block is used for each color).