Artist Biography
Erin Moore is a printmaker and designer from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. In Spring 2022 they graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Printmaking and a Book Arts Minor. Their printmaking practice is largely research-based, working with found typography and images from queer archives. They love all things letterpress, zines, and bookbinding. Moore’s work was included in IPCNY’s Winter 2022 New Prints Exhibition Unfinished. They have worked with Poster House, Second State Press, and Globe Collection and Press. They are currently a studio intern with the Women’s Studio Workshop.
Description of Process
“Vision” is a typeface I designed based on hand-lettering on the cover of Lavender Vision, a lesbian newspaper from 1970. I initially designed the font for digital use, and then developed it into a 3A scheme of 12-line moveable type (including two sets of punctuation). I created them by laser-cutting the typeface out of plexiglass with a duo-tack backing. Then, I mounted each of the characters onto plywood blocks, which were laser-etched with guidelines to help with placement. This type serves as an interactive archive, allowing both printmakers and the wider community to engage with queer publication history.