July13th
Kate is a quite talented writer and asked me to develop her name/brand so that she can continue to grow her brand/blog as well as writing style into a larger audience. For the first round we explored typographic options for her name that were minimalist and retro. Although none of these were the direction she ended up heading in, I thought I’d show you our starting point for her designs!
April26th
March25th
This letterpress wedding suite was printed last fall for a Victorian Christmas wedding. Often I have the bride & groom looking for budget letterpress and I usually recommend a wedding suite with one ink color in that situation. So many people shy away from estimates if it includes only one ink color, however I wanted to provide an example of how beautiful a suite with one ink color can look! This couple had their budget pretty conservative but needed a lot of pieces in the suite so on the initial consult I provided an estimate for a 1 color suite. Since I was working with a designer (the groom), he was open to the option as well. In the end, it was printed on the thick 110# paper, and included was the reply/food option insert as well as a directions/map insert along with the initial invitation and outer envelope. When utilizing illustration in your wedding invitation design, you can really pack a lot into your design with only one ink color and still have it impress your recipients, so don’t rule it out from the beginning!
February25th
Both sets letterpress printed on 110# Lettra Paper. A6 (4.5×6″) and paired with matching envelopes.
Kelly’s is a great example of the square flap envelope. You can get yourself a letterpress personalized set of notes then pick typeface, dingbat, ink and envelope color. Once your purchase is made, I’ll generate a digital proof for you, then upon approval, these will go on press and ship usually within 12-15 business days!
February22nd
Remember these East Bay holiday cards? Well, Grace contacted me wanting a letterpress fine art print done with the same design. Thankfully with photo-polymer plates I was able to just whip out the scissors and trim the holiday greeting off the plate and meet her request. Initially I wanted to do this as a portrait print, however in the end the landscape orientation just suited so much better. This is the only decent photo I got after about 50 different variations. I’ve decided that shooting prints are a lot harder than smaller stationery pieces. Enjoy!
Sold signed and numbered. Edition of 8, available as Letterpress Bay Bridge Print, 8×10 in the shop now! Letterpress printed on Fabriano for a beautiful crisp impression. 3 colors, red/silver/pool. Measuring 8×10″ and ships in a chipboard mailer for protection. Sold UN-framed.
February18th
Adam deals in rare books and manuscripts. He was looking for letterpress business cards along the line of something simple and one color. Here’s what I came up with for the first round:
February15th
Happy President’s Day! I know sometimes this holiday passes us by, especially for those that are working but I just wanted to pay tribute to all our amazing presidents that have lead our wonderful country since it’s beginning. I feel so blessed to be a recipient of freedom, justice and liberty. My grandfather was a patrol plane commander in WWII and reading his journal is amazing and humbling. What a legacy he leaves for me and my posterity through that journal and his sacrifice to fight for his country. I made cards similar to these for him for Christmas one year, and then later decided to list them as a personalized note.
These Vintage Plane letterpress cards were a gift to a couple honoring their golden anniversary. Suiting since this husband also was a pilot in World War II like my grandfather. To see other variations on this card click on the link above to be directed to the Shop. Letterpress printed on Arturo mould made paper with a deckle edge. 4Bar (3.5×5″) and paired with matching envelopes.
January21st
These Poppy A6 letterpress notes were done last year for Mother’s Day I think for a client’s mom (obviously) and I found the image in my archives when I was organizing photos the other night! Printed as a set of 25 with personalization and envelope printing, wouldn’t these be great for Valentine’s Day too?
Click on the image to be directed to the listing where you can get a set of your own!
January14th
Add one of these Be.MINE letterpress cards to your stash by entering the Letterpress Valentine’s Giveaway below!
These came about with all the html and CSS coding I’ve been doing on some new surprises. I thought it would be great to show some love to all those programmer nerds in our lives! You can get a single Be.MINE card in the shop or try to win one with the other goods in the giveaway linked to above! Printed as a 2 color/blank interior 4Bar letterpress folded card. Paired with a matching 4Bar envelope in blossom.
January12th
Valentine’s is rounding the corner in about a month. If you need help trying to plan a surprise for your significant other (like me) then these letterpress LOVElies might get the ideas brewing:
So since it’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway, here’s a special treat for you! I’ll be posting different letterpress Valentine’s product over the next few days and if you enter to win, the best TWO (2) comment/entries will get a whole set of everything below!
The GOODS:
1 set of Valentine’s mini notes and mini-lopes. (set of 4, 2 of each pattern)
1 When You Know Print
1 Set of Love 2×6″ Tags
+more…
TO WIN:
I can’t get a baby-sitter (I don’t trust teenagers with diabetic children, we’ve had issues in the past) – so I need ideas for a surprise night in for my hubby! He is amazing and I really want to do something special/fun for him. COMMENT WITH YOUR IDEA, MAYBE I’LL CHOOSE YOU (be clean, please)! I don’t know if any guys read here, but speak-up, your opinion counts!
Contest ends Friday January 15th, winners will be announced sometime that weekend!
December16th
So I missed posting yesterday, too much letterpress jobs going out the door! To make up for it though, I’ve got lots of free gift tag and place card goodies (personal use) for download this holiday season. Click on the image to be directed to my flickr stream where you can download the original image file direct to your desktop – there’s more after the jump so head on over and get some goods!
The original file is letter (8.5×11″) saved at 300% so just scale to size when printing out at home or the local print-shop and have fun! Cards measure 2×3.5″ when trimmed.
December7th
I just shipped these Saturday for a client in Oakland: letterpress printed, 3 exterior ink colors and an interior message, I’m really happy with how they turned out and that they (all 500 of them) are out the door! You can get a single East Bay holiday card for yourself just like this one (blank interior) in the shop NOW! I think the cranes are my favorite part of the whole card.
November19th
Note to the right that some changes are going on in my side-bar. To the right you’ll notice a lovely Colorful array of dingbats. If you click on any of those lovelies you’ll be directed to all the work I’ve produced with those ink colors, so pick your flavor and check it out! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Donate $10 to help a 20 mo. old baby fight for life! - By donating you'll be entered to win a set of 100 letterpress invites (2 color) and RSVPs OR a set of baby announcements/thank you notes!!
Update: 7.11 Adam has been moved from PICU to NTU (Neuro Trauma Unit) where he is miraculously doing well. He is finally breathing on his own, they've taken out his PICC line, and they are on the slow road to recovery. He has been determined as having an anoxic brain injury and the outcome is still unkown. Right now there is positive feedback from the doctors and only time will tell. His brain is about a year behind what it should be. So for a 20 mo. old baby that puts him at re-learning to sit up on his own. He will continue to receive treatment at Primary Children's Medical Center. Your donations will go towards his hospital bills, and you'll be entered to win some sweet wedding invites or baby announcements! Click the picture above to donate!
