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    Adding dimension to your business card
    May 6, 2009

    Check out these cool letterpress business cards we recently printed for Matthew Miller of  Studio Lab. Matthew has a great design aesthetic which you can see in these cards and if you don’t believe us take a look at his website for pictures of the clean and modern spaces he has designed. These cards take full advantage of the letterpress process using a combination of red and gray ink with a blind deboss triangular background. The Studio Lab logo looks great when pressed into the cotton paper. We really love the font he used, all of the little circles that make up the letters creates a unique effect.

    Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards

    The background pattern is blind debossed into the paper, an effect we’ve used before on cards such as Tina Chang and Penelope Jones. We get a lot of people asking about these “special” textured papers, they’re quite often surprised to find out that the pattern is actually a custom design that has been pressed into the paper. Our house cotton stock does have a slight texture which becomes smooth when pressed. The texture of the cotton paper helps to provide a nice contrast to the pressed designs, which is why these background patterns look so cool.

    Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards - Contact Closeup
    Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards - Blind Deboss Closeup Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards - Logo Closeup

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    • http://doublemranch.com Rowan

      Awesomeness!! Where do get that 220# super thick stock. I think I have to have some, have been printing on chipboard for too long, I want something prettier.

    • http://www.psprint.com/stickers-labels Ashely Adams : Sticker Printing

      Now, that’s what I call a card that commands more than just a cursory glance. The design is absorbing and intriguing. And that’s what makes it stand out.

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