After a few days of ordering paper and preparing plates, this weekend will be nonstop printing. I’m working on a corporate holiday card and several seasonal projects. I’ll also be printing various items to sell at the Center For Book Arts’ 32nd annual holiday sale on December 14-15th. For those readers [...]
Archive for November, 2006
printing stampede
Posted in Letterpress on November 30, 2006 | 2 Comments »
ex libris (part deux)
Posted in Letterpress on November 26, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I finished printing the limited edition bookplates today, all in beautiful neutral inks. They’ll be posted for sale on the Design*Sponge shop on December 1st. (I’ll post a link when that happens) These were printed on Somerset Textured softwhite 250 gsm.
Holiday printing is in full swing, so I’m working on a number [...]
holidays with industries stationery
Posted in Letterpress on November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so glad to be working with SoHo’s Industries Stationery again this year. Last holiday season we collaborated on a line called “winter botanical”, which was mostly clear inks printed on dark, rich papers. This year we decided to go with a very modern twist, printed in nice bright colors.
heart-stopping registration
Posted in Letterpress on November 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally someone will ask me if letterpress printing is difficult. My typical response is something like, “No, but some jobs are more complicated than others.” If the conversation continues, I always end up explaining the process of registration.
The wedding invitation I printed this weekend is a great example of the importance [...]
christmas ornaments
Posted in Letterpress on November 20, 2006 | 1 Comment »
A very busy and productive weekend… I printed and delivered my final wedding order of November, and finished the christmas ornaments this morning. Then with the rest of my Sunday I posted them for sale on Etsy. I should be finished bookmarkers tomorrow or the next day.
happy accident
Posted in Letterpress on November 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I spent most of today working on the christmas ornaments I mentioned the other day. I think they’re a great use of the extra Cranes cardstock I bought from Shulman Paper. I’m going to continue working on these this weekend and open the “holiday shop” on the website soon. I’ll be sure [...]
jasmin & john in futura
Posted in Letterpress on November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I finished these Save-the-Date cards last night and will send them out later this afternoon. I love this look, very simple and elegant. I’ll be printing J&J’s wedding invitations in early summer, using the same font with a different graphic/ink.
f train epiphany
Posted in Letterpress on November 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a lot of running around, gathering various materials for three projects I’m about to print. I had to go into manhattan to pick up some specialty paper for a custom party invitation, and on the F train back to the studio I realized that I had ordered too many sheets.
However, [...]
a call from up north
Posted in Letterpress on November 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I am unsure about how certain designs and ideas will be received when I put them out there. I find that I get a lot of feedback on certain pieces, and then very little on others. When I originally found these vintage drawings of ladies’ sports I felt like I had hit [...]
outside design
Posted in Letterpress on November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
One of the weddings I’m printing this weekend was designed entirely by the bride. It’s a gorgeous layout, using only typeface and no graphic. This is my favorite type of project, because I love the chance to collaborate and get a fresh perspective. I’ve been lucky to work with some really great [...]
