Offset Printing (blankets) 101

I am doing some research into offset printing and was wondering if anyone can indicate of a good online resource(video perhaps) that outline the process of the blanket production. Cheers and happy new year.

Short Run Letterpress

Is it possible(and feasible) to have a short run of letterpress job without it costing an arm and a leg? I am looking to get my portfolio printed, with double processing and would really love to get crisp results on the text.

Paris and Tokyo Metro Map

Sorry to be hitting with all of those commuting typo q's but writing a little paper on Netherlands,France and Japan. Does anyone have any idea about the typeface used in both the French metro map and the Japanese one?

Amsterdam Metro Map

Is anyone familiar with typeface used in Amsterdam's metro map?
(sorry for the medium sized image, could not find a PDF for some reason)

Letterpress machine in London?

Does anyone know of a working letterpress machine in London?

Avant Garde - Retired DJ

New Work. Avail­able for purchase.
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Record Label Logo - Feedbacks please

Hi , I have designed a logo for a record label.

Any feedback on the result?

the brief is -

Kunstkammer is a sub label to FAR which will focus on electro dance music. The label will release electronic music on various formats, promote it on various digital and physical platforms. the target audience is aged between 17-35 with an interest in music and appreciation to cutting edge and innovative scenes.

The label will primarily focus on releasing cutting edge electronic music

Key words -

old school house music typefaces

I am working on a logo for my newest record label which I want to theme similarly to the old school house record labels like dj interenational /trax etc.

can anyone help me with this IDing this type face?

font id

i am just doing this work now and it looks like i would need to retrace a logo due to the client loosing the original logo file.

can anyone identify this font?

font ID

I am looking for some Typophile wisdom in recognizing this font;