Red and white duplex is a striking combination as seen here in these business cards we printed for James Sheriff at Genius Division. Printing red ink to complement the red paper and then printing red ink over the red side rather than a blind deboss really help lift the pattern.
Letterpress printed onto 540gsm Duplex on a Heidelberg platen.
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September 6th, 2011
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 540gsm board, debossed, duplex, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing, red, white |
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Deeply Impressed is a new website dedicated to showcasing letterpress and hot foil printing in the UK. The sites creator wanted to send out a promotional card to coincide with the launch of the website and of course it had to be letterpress! We discussed papers and ideas to help create a simple effective print to whet the appetite, give an idea of what letterpress is and how it feels.
The A6 cards are printed on 425gsm Saunders 100% cotton.
We tweeted the print run live on Twitter, photographing and posting each stage of the job. You can see and read the results on our Flickr pages.
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September 2nd, 2011
| Category: Hot off the press
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Letterpress stationery and business cards for Crowne Chauffeur Services, designed by Alan Haverty. The business cards are letterpress printed onto 540gsm Colorplan black & white duplex with a deboss crown logo on the black side. The letterheads were printed on matching 135gsm Colorplan in black and gold ink.
We paid special attention to the delicate type. Small fine fonts have a tendency to break up under the extreme pressure on the press but a careful balance between pressure, ink and packing on the press can help keep this to a minimum.
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September 2nd, 2011
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Stationery
Tags: black, duplex, gold ink, heidelberg, ink, paper, stationery |
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Mark Lindop, a brand identity designer from WRK™ has created a design that uses letterpress and edge painting to full effect. We printed the cards on a Heidelberg platen, silver ink onto a substantial 650mic recycled black board. Silver ink isn’t glossy like a foil but does have a rather sexy shimmer to it and stands out well on the black. Mark’s choice of colour for the edge painting is a vibrant contrast and certainly grabs your attention. We love it!
Posted:
September 1st, 2011
| Category: Business Cards
Tags: 650mic, black, edge painting, heidelberg, ink, letterpress, silver |
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