P22 Blox is a set of modular letterpress printing blocks made from space age material—plastic! It allows for a wide variety of lettering, experimental letterforms and pattern making, giving printers an entirely new medium to inspire modern presswork.
P22 Blox are injection molded plastic printing blocks for letterpress printers and educators. Based on Bauhaus principles of basic shapes, these simple forms can be assembled to make any letters of the alphabet. These Blox make for great team design and printing exercises in the classroom and are a great way to introduce letterpress printing on any level of printing press. The endless possibilities of how Blox can be assembled make for great creative thinking workshops. Unlike traditional printing materials such as wood and metal, these plastic Blox remove the intimidation factor of setting type by hand. Plus their light-weight square shapes are just easy and fun to work with.
Features:
- P22 Blox are 72 point (6-line or 1") square
- There are positive and negative shapes for overlay options.
- P22 Blox contains enough variants to form any letters, numbers or abstract patterns.
- Blox features tight edges so the solids (both positive and negative sets) can be locked up as continuous artwork,as is the intention of wood type ’streamer’ fonts.
- Standard 6-line furniture and spacing can be used for additional lockup.
- Each block is 1" × 1" × .918" with a tolerance of +/- .003 inch.
- The Blox are injection molded in Upstate New York using Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE).
P22 Blox 264 Piece Set:
- 264 pieces
- Idea Booklet - for sample alphabet layouts and design ideas
- P22 Blox laser cut stencil - for hand drawn mockups
- STL 3D printer files - to print your own Blox on any 3D printer
- P22 Blox digital font - for digital mockups and digital layouts
P22 Blox 90 Piece Set:
- 90 pieces
- Comes with all the items as above in a smaller set
P22 Blox Starter Set:
- 16 pieces total
- One Positive and negative of each shape (not including Space and solid)
- PLEASE NOTE: This sets do not include any other physical or digital materials included in the full size sets.
P22 Blox Suplimental Spacers & Solids Set:
- 16 pieces total
- 8 each of Spacers and Solids
- PLEASE NOTE: This sets do not include any other physical or digital materials included in the full size sets.
P22 Blox Digital Pack:
- STL 3D printer files
- P22 Blox digital font
- P22 Blox stencil PDF file - for you to laser cut
- P22 Blox graph paper file - for you to print out and stamp or draw
- P22 Blox Idea Booklet PDF file
P22 Blox Digital Pack PLUS:
- Same as the digital pack above, PLUS:
- P22 Blox Idea Booklet - mailed to you
- P22 Blox laser cut stencil - mailed to you
More information:
- Read about P22 Blox development.
- See how printers are using P22 Blox.