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In 1998 I wanted to do a self-promotional item that suggested print, too, is an interactive medium. It was my reaction to "The Death of Print" as heralded by the new(ish) dot-commers.

It was a very inexpensive 2-colour piece (thanks to my friends at Acme) that came with a whiteboard marker which could be used to write removable messages in the speech-bubble.

The type was hand-set using wood type.

Unfortunately the self-promotional message was lost because nobody could see me under the newspapers.

design and production: Stephen Canning.
photography: Chris Williams.
print: Acme Printing.
hand-set type: Praxen Press.

print lives