New Orleans Letterpress Print

"New Orleans stretches itself far beyond the French Quarter and the drunken illusions of Mardi Gras. It's a living, breathing organism with a shape reminiscent of a cyborg crab. The city is checker boarded by crime and joy, hurricanes and daiquiris. The entire thing is easily (and best) explored by bicycle. This is how I reacted to the baffling landscape of New Orleans, simplifying it to its most essential gestures." -Archie

ABOUT THE IDEA
Information is more fun to read when it's beautiful. These charts and maps are designed with hours of research, reassembling data into a brain-friendly aesthetic. The information is edited significantly, avoiding the "dazzle" effect which occurs when our eyes are battered with too much information. Letterpress makes it even more gorgeous.

ABOUT LETTERPRESS PRINTING
Letterpress is a very complicated and expensive printing method that I am obsessed with. All letterpress prints are slammed with 600 pounds of pressure, creating a deep, tactile texture. The ink gets embedded into the thick soft paper so it won't fade within your lifetime.

Your local frame shop is going to do a better job than anyone else. There's a reason this craft endures and cannot be automated: It's skilled work that is best done face-to-face in physical space.

8" x 8" Letterpress Print

Printed by hand in NY, NY.