LetterMpress is a new iPad app that electronically simulates the craft of letterpress. It’s probably buckets of fun, but I’m wondering if e-letterpress is to real letterpress what Adobe Illustrator is to real illustrator.

Is artistry and craft defined by the ability to manipulate with physical tools, or the ability to create with intellectual creativity? What do you think?

By the way, you can see an example of real press work on the cover of the current Block Club Magazine. Issue 25 (2011 Food & Drink) is out on stands and online now. Shelly at French Press designed and produced the artwork for this beautiful cover.

-Ben