Letterpress printed QR codes can and do work when letterpress printed, as can be seen here on the business cards we recently printed for Tim Brook at BeApt.
The cards are printed black over a blind deboss onto 540gsm Colorplan.
Archive for January, 2012
Deboss & Letterpress QR Code
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January 27th, 2012
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 540gsm board, black, business card, colorplan, cotton paper, debossed, heidelberg, ink, letterpress, paper, printing, white |
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Ayelike Business Cards
Printing a large flat area of ink on uncoated stock can be tricky, but with careful setup on the press it can be done. We achieved a good solid black on these business cards for Neil McLean of Ayelike. Printing a solid black with a reversed out white logo was an alternative to a white hot foil.
Press: Heidelberg 10 x 15 platen
Stock: Colorplan 540gsm
Colours: 2
Dimensions: 85 x 55mm
Client: Ayelike
Designer: Neil Richards
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January 19th, 2012
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 540gsm board, black, black and white, business card, colorplan, duplex, full bleed, heidelberg, ink, letterpress, red |
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No Thank You
Søren Ragsdale came to us to create and print this simple card.
Here’s Søren’s brief:
“I’d like to order a set of business cards that just say “No Thank You” in a clean, serifed script. I’ve just moved to London where there are a ton of people trying to hand me flyers. I’d like to have something to hand back to them.”
I wonder if the people who receive them keep them or just throw them away? Either way, what a great idea!
Letterpress printed black 1/0 on Cranes Crest 365gsm, 100% cotton. Dimensions: 85 x 55mm.
Posted:
January 17th, 2012
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Ephemera
Tags: 100% cotton paper, black, black and white, business card, cotton paper, cranes crest, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing, typography |
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BrainUp Business Cards
Some rather special letterpress business cards for Romanian company Brain Up. Printed 3 colours both sides on a hefty 700gsm Colorplan and finished off with vibrant green edges.
The stock allowed a deep impression on both sides without too much show through on the opposite face. The original plan was to use a triplex stock, white/green/white, but edge painting ultimately has a powerful presence.
Print Specs:
Colorplan 700gsm, 3 colours both sides, green edge paint, letterpress printed on a Heidelberg platen.
Posted:
January 17th, 2012
| Category: Business Cards, edge painting
Tags: 700gsm, business card, colorplan, edge painting, heidelberg, letterpress |
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How small can you go?
We are often asked what’s the smallest point size letterpress can print. Well hopefully this will give you a good idea of how small we can go.
Posted:
January 13th, 2012
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques, typography
Tags: colorplan, letterpress, printing, typography |
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