Lego Letterpress

A revolution? Perhaps. Cool? Definitely.

…some creative people have reclaimed the toy’s initial spirit of enterprise by re-purposing the blocks in ways Lego probably never expected.

Like graphic designers Sam Cox and Justin LaRosa. They’ve teamed up as Physical Fiction to bring Lego to the letterpress. They use smooth tiles as pixels in their video-game-like designs, snapping them on a flat Lego base mounted to wood. Paint is applied with a roller, and the whole thing is pressed to paper, leaving their inked impression.

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Rami Daud is an award winning freelance photographer currently based in Youngstown, Ohio where he works for the local newspaper. His work consists mostly of portraiture, photojournalism, and the occasional wedding.