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Singapore-based stu­dio Pupilpeople has released a col­or­ful series of typo­graphic 2013 prints, using hand-mixed block print­ing ink pressed with teak wood on Maple Bright. The series includes single-color prints, which have been released in edi­tions of 50, and four-color prints, which are released in edi­tions of one. Here’s a bit of insight into the think­ing behind the design:

As a numeric sequence, 0−1−2−3 is the most com­mon way to arrange the first four num­bers we know. Yet, as a marker of time, the same set of num­bers can be ordered dif­fer­ently to form a com­bi­na­tion that is just as right. Dedicated to the year 2013, our print is built upon this con­tem­pla­tion — the notion that order is sub­jec­tive, never absolute.