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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What is better than picking up a piece of clothing or accessory with a letterpress tag?

We love seeing our print work whether its when people hand out business cards, when they’re used in portfolios, or as a hang tag. Rabbitneck + Dotty creates hand bags and small leather goods among other things, based in Brooklyn, NY.

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We wanted to start this week off with a great set of stationery we designed for 259 Strategies. The custom stationery set consists of business cards, letterhead, and folders. All of the pieces were letterpress printed in a combination of medium cool gray, process blue, and blind impressions. Oh and there is no such thing as too many photos … is there?

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Our Valentine’s Day 2009 letterpress giveaway had some great engagement stories and when it came down to selecting a winner we had a hard time choosing. We picked high school sweethearts, Karlee & Benjamin, who had a great engagement story. We printed their Save the Date cards this weekend and they turned out great … at least we think they did!

The cards are printed on our 100% cotton paper (110#) using our vegetable oil based inks. We custom mixed the chartreuse and chocolate brown ink and after a little work we had these great Save the Date cards.  The scalloped circles look great pressed into the paper and we paired the Save the Date with a matching square chartreuse envelope to add a pop of color. We’re very happy to have this design and several other new invitation sets added to our wedding portfolio.

Well not really, but if you’ve checked out our portfolio you might think that white paper is the only thing we can print on, which certainly isn’t true. We recently wrote about business cards we printed on kraft stock (blog post: What the Kraft?), but have been getting more inquiries about different paper options. Men’s Vogue contacted us a while back to print letterpress invitations for a special event they were hosting at the new Vertu boutique. They wanted something outrageously thick since the invites were being delivered by hand for this exclusive event and so we printed the invitations on 1/4″ thick black card stock using silver metallic ink.

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.