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.
Posts Tagged ‘debossed’
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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Cranes / Fresco Duplex
Hot off the press are these striking business cards for WHP Creative. The cards are a Cranes Crest / Accent Fresco 700gsm duplex, letterpress printed black and blind deboss on the Cranes, black ink on the Fresco. The black logo on the Fresco was originally intended to be a blind deboss but we advised a black ink to help lift it. We can edge paint a Duplex stock and these were painted in a vibrant aqua green.
Design © WHP Creative
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December 23rd, 2011
| Category: Business Cards, edge painting
Tags: 100% cotton paper, black, black and white, business card, cotton paper, debossed, duplex, edge painted, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing |
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Genius Division Business Card
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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Print with a tint
These Save the Dates look striking with no colour. Letterpress printed using as transparent white ink to enhance the deboss into the soft cotton paper.
Designed by www.mockupdesigns.co.uk and letterpress printed on 425gsm cotton paper.
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August 8th, 2011
| Category: Hot off the press, Letterpress Techniques, Wedding Stationery
Tags: 100% cotton paper, cotton paper, debossed, letterpress, paper, saunders 425gsm, Wedding Stationery, white |
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The First 65 Business Cards
These business cards for new company The First 65 have qualities people crave with letterpress. Good design, quality board, deep impression with and without ink and an extra special finish. The ink was hand mixed to match the green paper and the logo was blind debossed on the reverse. As an extra special finish they were edge painted in a vibrant bright orange. The cards were printed on a Heidelberg platen onto 540gsm Duplex White over Green.
Click onto our Flickr pages to see the cards in production.
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July 13th, 2011
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 540gsm board, business card, debossed, design, duplex, edge painted, green, heidelberg, letterpress |
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Edge Painted Business Cards
We recently worked with design outfit The Ubiquitous Manufacturing Company to print their business cards. The brief called for super thick board with edge painting and we talked at length about the effect they hoped to achieve. We sourced this 1000mic 100% recycled dark grey board – perfect!
The cards were printed on our Heidleberg platen presses in silver ink, 2 sides. The ‘Crown’ logo on the front was due to be a deboss but we printed a transparent white to help lift it.
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February 21st, 2011
| Category: Business Cards, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 1000mic, black, business card, debossed, edge painting, heidelberg, letterpress, recycled, silver |
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Blind Embossing
Letterpress printing creates a debossed impression into the paper. The inked plate is pressed into the paper leaving the design or type recessed. We can also print without any ink, a blind deboss. A simply and very effective technique.
The example above shows a blind emboss on 300gsm cotton paper. The image is raised, pushed from back to front. To do this correctly we use a male and female die to create an image that is sharp and crisp.
Posted:
November 17th, 2010
| Category: Hot off the press, Letterpress Ephemera, Letterpress Techniques
Tags: 100% cotton paper, 300gsm, blind deboss, cotton paper, debossed, emboss, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing |
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2 Colour + Deboss Business Cards
Lightbulb are a design consultancy with bright ideas looking for a print finish to give their business cards another dimension. The design was created for letterpress and the black and grey ink sinks deep into the 425gsm pure cotton paper. The focal point though is the debossed lightbulb, certain to draw attention when handed out. A deboss clearly shows the impression letterpress can make into the paper, leaving a beautiful tactile finish only possible with this amazing technique.
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October 26th, 2010
| Category: Business Cards
Tags: 100% cotton paper, black, cotton paper, debossed, grey, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing, saunders 425gsm, white |
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1985 Business Cards
We printed these 2 colour, double-sided business cards for London based art director Richard Monk of 1985®. A bit of a thank you really after an interview we took part in for the CCCCareer website.
Richard’s design is strong and bold typography in black and grey and has printed really well on the 540 white board.
The job was part of our unique #LetterpressLive tweeting sessions on Twitter, where we tweet each stage of the process as it happens and is an insight into blush°° and the letterpress process. If you missed the session you can catch up on our Flickr pages.
Posted:
October 20th, 2010
| Category: Business Cards
Tags: 540gsm board, black, black and white, business card, debossed, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing, tweets, Twitter, typography, white |
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White & Grey Duplex Letterpress Wedding Stationery
Contemporary yet very classy this fantastic design by the art director (and the groom) Chris Hannah, looks stunning letterpress printed onto white and dark grey 540gsm Colorplan Duplex.
Careful consideration was given to the type of stock in order to enhance the elegance of this design. The monochromatic palette adds to the elegance of the design and the Order of Service which simply has four of the symbols from the design debossed onto Somerset 300gsm, 100% cotton paper, compliments it beautifully. The invitations were finished with rounded corners.
Posted:
August 5th, 2010
| Category: Wedding Stationery
Tags: cotton paper, debossed, duplex, heidelberg, invitation, letterpress, paper, pattern, printing, script, typography, wedding invitations, Wedding Stationery, white, white and grey |
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Twitter Treat Letterpress Business Card Winner
Our recent Twitter Treat has resulted in a superb business card. Will of Desypha was the lucky winner and had the fantastic opportunity to get his business card design letterpress printed for free. The print specs were simple – the card had to be 55 x 85mm and one colour black. We used 425gsm Saunders 100% cotton paper, a beautiful paper perfect for a deep impression.
If you would like receive special offers, news, freebies or the chance to enter our next Twitter treat be sure to follow us on Twitter!
Read more about the Twitter Treat
Posted:
July 29th, 2010
| Category: Business Cards, Hot off the press, Twitter Treats
Tags: 100% cotton paper, black and white, business card, cotton paper, debossed, follower, free, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, printing, saunders 425gsm, Twitter, typography |
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1 Colour Business Cards
John Henry called on blush°° to print his business cards. We discussed which papers would be most suitable as he wanted a really deep impression. After seeing John’s artwork we recommended Saunders 425gsm. A beautiful soft white cotton paper heavier than the average business card but not too thick to take up too much room in his wallet!
Getting the right amount of ink was critical for this design. We had to have enough coverage for the block at the top of the card without over inking the finer typography at the bottom.
Dimensions: 55 x 85mm
Letterpress printed on our vintage printing presses.
Designed by John Henry Donovan Tel: +353.86.8881880
This card has been featured on Card Observer and was also Card of the Month for June on CardNerd – thanks!
Posted:
May 25th, 2010
| Category: Business Cards, Hot off the press
Tags: 100% cotton paper, cotton paper, debossed, letterpress, paper, printing, saunders 425gsm, typography, white |
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Duplex Business Card
We enjoyed printing these business cards for designer David Parsons at Give A Damn Design. A clean design of slab serif type in grey ink and debossed logo. Deboss is letterpress printing but with no ink and creates a superbly tactile finish. (Click here to see another example of deboss). The card is white front and grey back, sandwiched together to create a striking effect that works with the design.
The cards were designed by David and supplied to us as a PDF and we printed the cards on our 1969 Heidelberg press.
Dimensions: 85 x 55mm
This card has been featured on the business card gallery website CardNerd
Posted:
April 27th, 2010
| Category: Business Cards, Hot off the press
Tags: Business Cards, debossed, duplex, grey, heidelberg, letterpress, paper, personal stationery, printing, typography |
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Silver Anniversary Invitation
We were asked by Darren at Do Creative to print this stunning silver anniversary invitation for The Royal Oak Furniture Company. The cover has the simple but extremely effective idea of age rings of a tree surrounding the ‘25′.
Darren wanted this image debossed deep into the paper but we suggested we run a very, very, very faint tint rather than no ink at all. So we ran a few test prints with no ink and also some varying tints. We felt this tint gave the impression an warmer feel.
The invitation details were printed inside with the same tint and a second colour taken from the PMS supplied. The #EasterEgg fine delicate detail of the logo held well under the extreme pressure of our printing press and the debossed tint was a strong contrast to the second colour.
The invitations were printed on our 1969 Heidelberg platen onto 300gsm 100% cotton paper, 2 sides. Dimensions: 290 x 145 with a centre crease.
Posted:
April 1st, 2010
| Category: Hot off the press
Tags: 100% cotton paper, anniversary, debossed, do creative, heidelberg, invitation, letterpress, printing, tint, typography |
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