Baseman Design Associates

Honored to be asked to contribute some work to the Special Collections at the University of Delaware. Continue Reading Post

When I received the email from Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum inviting me to design the brand identity for the Hamilton Wayzgoose 2024 I was initially stunned—and then flattered to be asked. Continue Reading Post

Sincerely honored to have the letterpress print, “Tipoteca Etna,” included in the New Impressions 2024 international juried exhibition produced by the very kind folks at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Continue Reading Post

Sincerely honored and pleased to have produced the solo exhibition, “Base Press at Huddle: Letterpress Prints by Frank Baseman,” at Huddle Gallery in Center City, Philadelphia. Continue Reading Post

Completely honored to have produced the solo exhibition, “Base Press at Land Collective: Letterpress Prints by Frank Baseman,” at GALLERY Land Collective in Old City, Philadelphia. Continue Reading Post

The solo exhibition, “Rebus Quotes & Other Typographic Explorations: Design Work by Frank Baseman” opened at the Rose Lehrman Gallery at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with a public lecture and reception. Continue Reading Post

During June of 2022 I was very fortunate to be able to do an Artist/Designer/Printer-in-Residency at the fabulous and magnificent typography and printing museum, Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione in Cornuda, Italy. Continue Reading Post

Way beyond honored to be included in the Reverting to Type 2020: Protest Posters Exhibition at Standpoint Gallery in London, UK. The project was organized and curated by New North Press, and is “an exhibition of approx. 200 contemporary letterpress protest posters from 105 artists in 16 countries. These are artworks with something to say: sounding a warning signal about the global climate crisis, railing against fake news and surveillance capitalism, calling out racism, sexism and fighting for equal opportunities and, of course, reacting to the coronavirus pandemic.” Continue Reading Post

Was completely honored to co-host the popular Zoom gathering of letterpress printers and type aficionados and enthusiasts, “Ham Hang,” produced by the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. Continue Reading Post

During Summer 2020 I was fortunate to be able to spend a three week residency as Artist/Designer/Printer-in-Residence at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. If you have read this far on this blog you will recognize mention of Hamilton, as I have visited the Museum several times. But this time, with the support of a Faculty Completion Grant from Thomas Jefferson University, I was able to visit and work at this incredible, amazing facility for three weeks. Continue Reading Post