While doing extensive research for the Rebus Quotes project (still ongoing), of course I came across many nursery rhymes. Initially avoiding them as too obvious a place to start the overall project, I recently decided to embrace them, and print a series of five of my favorites, presented here in what I am calling a “progressive” state. That is to say, to show how each print was built. I quickly photographed each stage of the print, from beginning to end. Continue Reading Post
Letterpress printing can be a very time-consuming activity, requiring an enormous amount of patience—if not fortitude and stick-to-it-iveness. Each color on a print is printed one color at a time, slowly, methodically and patiently by hand with a letterpress. Continue Reading Post
It was a beautiful Spring day in late April at the (annual, we hope) 2018 Chesapeake Printers Fair. It was only my second time working a fair of any kind, and this ended up being a wonderful time. Continue Reading Post
Here’s to the Mommas in my life: the Mother of our two dear children—Angela Combs (shown here with Julian, age approx. one)—and my own Mother, Renee Zinman Baseman. My Momma is shown with her offspring, my brothers and I (circa mid-1960s; I am on the far right; rather ironic, as I def. don’t lean that way now!). Miss my Momma every day… Continue Reading Post
Really excited/thrilled/honored to be a part of the Design From Memory exhibition, curated by Ryan Starr of High-Res podcast fame and hosted by Shawn Hileman of Masthead Print Studio. Over thirty previous guests of the Philadelphia-based design podcast High-Res (check out episode No. 48 starring yours truly) created pieces inspired by the question, “What was your first design memory?” Continue Reading Post
As a lifelong Phillies fan and a lifelong baseball fan (how could you not be with a last name like Baseman?) Growing up the second of four boys (the joke in the family was always that my Mom had given birth to an infield), and playing Little League baseball my older brother did play first base, and I did play second base. Continue Reading Post
We are completely humbled and deeply honored (seriously thrilled) to be included in the upcoming exhibition, New Impressions 2018 produced by the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Continue Reading Post
Hot off the press (literally!), some fresh cards in time for Valentine's Day! Check out these sweet ones, and send a little something to your honey/significant other/sweetheart. Continue Reading Post
We are thrilled and honored that the work of Base Press is now a part of the permanent collection of the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography at the Cooper Union in New York. Continue Reading Post
The weather outside may indeed be frightful, but we got some things coming hot off the press, and they are delightful! Continue Reading Post