Letterpress

This is one of the very first printing methods of all time. Letterpress printing is a type of relief printing where image and text using a press with a "type-high bed" printing press and type that is movable. The reversed and raised surface is inked and pressed into a sheet of paper to get a positive image. Rotary letterpresses were often used for high-speed work. These types of letterpresses used the invention of ultra-violet curing inks, which helped in areas like self-adhesive labels. This type of printing was the primary type of printing for over 500 years and although no longer used much today it continues to live on for certain commercial applications.