I think people are really interested in handmade objects and talking to the person who made
something and made the decisions that went into it, getting to know that person, getting
to know their work, and then being able to plug into what they're making there.
We like to showcase the active letterpress printing life.
That's a big part of what we do because a lot of print shops, what goes on behind closed
doors is invisible to you and then you see the end result.
It's like a breath of fresh air for people to come in and get a chance to actually put
something together with their hands and see it through from start to finish and be connected
every step of the way.
The hands-on element sort of strips you of a lot of what technology has just made automatic
for you and I think people like to see that.
We knew that the community was out there.
We knew that people wanted to plug in.
I mean there's a reason Garage Rock was so popular in Detroit because people were just
sitting around in their garage wanting something to do and it's the same idea with the visual
arts culture.
It's like there are more opportunities there are for people to plug in, the more they're
just plugging in.
There's not even like should I do it or shouldn't I do it.
The idea behind Signal Return is as a community letterpress shop we wanted to put a call out
there, signal and have the response from the community.
The core of what we do is we sort of get all this stuff, we curate it, we put it together
and we let people have it.
That's what Signal Return is in a sense.
It really it always is sort of an act of giving.
We're really excited when we see people when the light goes off and someone comes in and
goes I just realized like I'm going to come in the next two months and I've got all this
stuff I'm going to make and I just open up an Etsy page and I'm going to do my sister's
wedding invitations and it's just like yes that person gets it.
Cars and design have always been important to Detroit.
Advertising has been important to Detroit.
There's always been a strong visual culture here.
Everyone on international scene is becoming more aware of that.
We're passionate about Detroit.
Everyone who works here and is involved with Signal Return.
We're here because we want to be here and it's a really exciting place to be.
The news media will tell you that it's a horrible place and there's nothing good in Detroit
but that's not the whole truth.
We're super excited about how we can help add something positive to the city of Detroit,
do the people who live here and help showcase the awesome talent that exists here.
My name is Ryan Chermangan.
I'm the director of Signal Return Press.
We're a community print shop.
We offer letterpress workshops and we have a storefront for buying prints and posters
as well.
Here's a Christmas Ukulele logo.
