HOPE

Amy Redmond / Amada Press
2021

Detail of the "E" in "HOPE".
Detail of the "O" in "HOPE", composed using the U's from the metal typeface Huxley Vertical.
The type form of U's from various sizes of the metal typeface Huxley Vertical, composed to look like a pattern of the letter "O" in "HOPE".
The type form of U's locked into the chase, sitting on the stone in front of the Colt's Armory Platen Press (inked in green).
The type form of a "7" and several "I's" from various sizes of the metal typeface Huxley Vertical, composed to look like the letter "H" in "HOPE".

HOPE is a limited edition letterpress print produced as part of Hope is Action: a collaborative project by American designers initiated to inspire action, new ways of thinking, and new ways of being. This handset metal type composition uses layering to redefine characters from Huxley Vertical (I U : 7) as new letterforms, creating a dynamic abstraction of the word HOPE.

Designer, typesetter, and letterpress printer
Amy Redmond / Amada Press
Co-producing organizations of the "Hope is Action" project
The Printing Museum / Ladies of Letterpress / Partners in Print