A black and white design accented with red edge coloring.

These letterpress invitations were for the Martin & Jorg Annual Christmas Party in Norway. We stumbled across them in our sample room and had forgot how nice the bright red edge was. The invites were printed on handmade cotton paper that was about 620gsm using neutral black ink. The line on the invite was left so that each piece could be filled in with the recipients name, a personal touch. After printing, each invite was edge colored in a bright red.

A large embossing die and counter used for the certificates.

We had the pleasure of creating letterpress certificates for Alyce Hoggan for the Kynamatrix Research Network, a non-profit focused on accelerating scientific research. We’ve worked with Alyce before, through Motivara – a Redmond, WA based graphic design firm. We took some photos of the embossing dies and the finished piece to give everyone insight into the production. Check out all of the photos after the break.

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Custom print for Future Mentors. It’s not everyday you get a certificate!

Today we have something special to share. We had the pleasure to work with Brian St. John to produce a really cool letterpress certificate. The certificates were for Future Mentors, a scholarship based charitable organization that focuses on helping young adults reach their full potential. It’s through the scholarships and events they provide that FM can ignite student’s passions and create great opportunities for them. Make sure to check out the photos after the jump … 

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Corporate Invitations for Care Cloud – Practice Management Software

Get your head out of  into the cloud and take a good look at these invitations we recently printed for CareCloud. So what is CareCloud? The engineers and creatives behind the scenes have developed a healthcare ecosystem that provides doctors with the tools they need to build and sustain a great practice. We printed these invitations for a private event they were hosting to introduce CareCloud to physicians. Instead of letterpress, they opted for foil stamping to create a unique finish.

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Letterpress pieces mix gold and blind printing with metallic gold edges.

To celebrate the weekend we wanted to share business cards and gift certificates we recently printed for Mike Rubendall of Kings Avenue Tattoo. Mike and the whole team at Kings Avenue are really talented but don’t take our word for it, see some recent tattoo work on their blog. Check out all of the pieces we did for Mike after the break!

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Take a look at some of the work from MSSU’s Art Department.

Yesterday we posted photos of the letterpress covers we printed for the MSSU Art Department Annual and today we wanted to show you some of the work from the inside of the book. We wanted to make sure everyone got highlighted in this post so we posted a bunch of photos after the break. Both the art work featured in the book and the design/layout were created collaboratively by the students and faculty.

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Letterpress covers on kraft paper that are truly shockling!

We recently finished the production of 400 Annuals for the MSSU Art Department to celebrate the design work of their students and faculty. We’re going to be posting about these books today and tomorrow because of how big they are. There was just too much to photograph! Today’s post will focus on the letterpress covers and tomorrow we’ll highlight some of the cool work featured on the inside of the annual. Check out all of the photos after the break …

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