Blog
Voting on the Record
Sep 17, 2020
We know that we have shared the story about the posters the shop made in 1948 for Roy Acuff’s gubernatorial campaign, and how they paid for the purchase of the neon sign that still hangs outside our establishment (if you...
Seeing and Hearing Type In Motion
Apr 22, 2021
As letterpress printers, we focus on ensuring that type absolutely does not move while it is in use in a...
History Comes to Life
Apr 22, 2021
Much of the type-focused handiwork of the first generation of Hatch Show Print—original wood type, examples of text-only, hand-carved printing...
Re-Connecting with Carlos Hernandez
Mar 01, 2021
In 2019, Houston-based printmaker and designer and designer Carlos Hernandez participated in Hatch Show Print’s Visiting Artist program. Carlos founded...
Hide Your Smile: Poster and PSA
Aug 18, 2020
Inspired by a design hand-carved by Hatch Show Print for posters promoting the 1939 film Jesse James, and reimagined for...
Hold History in Your Hands
Jul 10, 2020
Our presses are still rolling during these unprecedented times, and we’re "pressing on" as we have for 140-plus years because...
Type High or the Paper Stays Dry!
May 21, 2020
Hatch Show Print: Type High Takes Time from Country Music Hall of Fame on Vimeo. To successfully letterpress print a...
Everything Old is Neon Again
Apr 08, 2020
BZZZZT! For some of us, the sound of softly buzzing of neon is as synonymous with this old print shop...
Get To Know Our Friends and Family
Feb 28, 2020
Some things can only be passed down through the generations, from person to person. The subtleties, nuances, and annoying details...
The Past and Future of Letterpress
Jan 29, 2020
There is no way to recall the old way of ‘doing things’ if all of those folks who did something...