Letterpress prints and upbeat tunes, my two life passions, have just been joined! Film producer Jörg Petri, electronic musician Michael Fakesch, and helpers from the University of Arts in Braunschweig, Germany have teamed up to create the official music video for “dot,” a single from Fakesch’s forthcoming solo album dos.

“dot”, however, is far more than just a catchy track or blip on the screen. The carefully crafted video is a stop-motion animation created from over 300 letterpress-printed sheets of text, punctuation, and geometric shapes. Some of the lyrics are written out in movable type, and other parts rely on rhythmically bouncing shapes. The official DOT website tells me that these are also going to be bound into a limited edition book!

The project is based on the idea of the dot as universal image and punctuation across the genres of music, printmaking, and written word.

Check out the stills and process photos below: