Understanding how people perceive your company is an important part of running a successful business. Sometimes though, a logo or design that’s part of your brand isn’t always suited for letterpress and that’s where our expertise with design comes in handy. Inku wanted us to design new cards for his photography business (www.inkuphoto.com) using his logo. If you take a look at his blog you’ll notice that the logo has gradients and shadows which aren’t capable with letterpress, since each color is printed in a separate run on the press. We were able to render his logo in two colors and recreate the three-dimensionality of it using a heavier impression on the front of the card.
Using our extra-thick #220 cotton paper we were able to get a deeper impression than normal, which can be difficult when printing double sided cards. It’s important when designing your cards to take into account the overlap of the image on the front and back since this will affect the impression on the paper. If an overlapping design is unavoidable, we’ll make sure to print the back of the card first and then the front to ensure that the debossed image is preserved.
We also offset printed these gift certificates on shimmery pearl colored stardream paper to match the business cards. Although letterpress printing is what we specialize in, we do offer offset and screen printing on certain pieces as part of a whole project. So if you have any questions about your letterpress project, get in contact with us and we’d be happy to talk to you about your options.
Update: Want more information about this design, check out the Tangiers Save the Date in our wedding portfolio.
We love putting together new designs; the only problem is we never seem to have enough time to print them. So when we finally get a free moment we’re really excited to share our results with everyone. We were able to snap a few photos of these new creations and we’ve decided to name them the Tangiers Save The Date. The blue dotted background looks really cool pressed into the paper … this is why we love letterpress so much!
The combination of the dots and Moroccan-inspired chartreuse frame gives the card a modern edge. Hopefully we’re not the only ones who think that these Save the Date cards are just so darn cute!
Letterpress invitations for corporate events is certainly not a new trend, in fact we posted a while back about letterpress invitations we printed for First Kentucky Trust’s Open House (see post: corporate letterpress). Shortly after printing those invitations we got a call from Men’s Vogue to print these invitesfor a special event. Audemars Piguet, who sponsored the event, makes fine Swiss watches which was the inspiration for the design.
The watch design was printed in silver metallic ink and shows the intricate details of the gears which when letterpress printed provides a unique effect on the paper. Below are some closer pictures of the design which shows the metallic shimmer of the ink and the deep impression we were able to achieve using our thick cotton stock.
These invites are a great example of how letterpress printing can be used to create a unique invitation and start your event off on the right foot.
At Dolce Press, we are all about letterpress printing but sometimes its that extra something special that makes your letterpress pieces stand out. We are now offering edge painting to customize wedding invitations, stationery, business cards, and more. Nothing grabs more attention than vibrant edge-colored cards. Here are a couple of cards we painted with a red edge.
Interested in edge painting? Contact Dolce Press.
This is a letterpress graduation announcement we printed recently for a local Ithaca College student. The design features a simple anchor printed in navy blue (which you may recognize from our wedding invitation line in our product catalog) and a nice script font also printed in blue on textured 100% cotton paper. The paper and the simplicity of the design gave the invitation a special look and feel which is just what the soon-to-be college graduate wanted. To add a little bit extra, we printed the anchor on the navy blue envelope in silver ink which gave it a nice shimmer. Here is a close shot of the invitaiton which shows the anchor and script text:
This was a fun project to work on, sort of like a mini-wedding invite, and was a nice break from our busy print queue of business cards and wedding invitations. In addition to letterpress wedding invitations, we have printed letterpress baby announcements (more on this to come soon), graduation announcements, anniversary parties invitation, and many more. We’re so happy to bring the craft and style of letterpress to all of these events.
