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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA · est. 2000

NewLights Press

Experimental letterpress and artists' books using variable editions and unconventional printing techniques; developer of the experimental 'Threshold Alphabet' typeface system.

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About the press

NewLights Press is an artist-run experimental letterpress and publishing operation founded by Aaron Cohick. It produces limited-edition, hand-crafted books combining text, image, and unconventional printing methods, including variable editions and the experimental Threshold Alphabet typeface system. Its work is held in collections such as the Letterform Archive.

Notable titles

  • The New Manifesto of the NewLights Press
  • American Weather
  • REAEDR #1: WAR

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