Posted in Letterpress on November 30, 2006| 2 Comments »
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 in the NYC area, I hope you can stop by. It’s a great organization and there will be a number of fantastic artists selling work. More on that later…
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 of different things right now. In addition to these bookplates, I printed a wedding and a set of calling cards this weekend. Next week is a large corporate holiday card job, with a lovely design submitted by the company art director. I’ll post some pictures of that, permission permitting.
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.
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 of accuracy when using two or more colors right up against one another. Since each color requires a separate run through the press, it’s often a bit hair-raising to line them up perfectly. Katherine chose great ink colors here.
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.
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 to post here when it goes up.
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.
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, between the West 4th and York St stops I came up with a great Plan B. I’ve been wanting to offer a few limited edition items for the holidays, and this gives me the perfect opportunity. So with the extra paper I’m thinking of printing some double-sided christmas ornaments and maybe some special bookmarkers. Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I’m going to try to get started this weekend. I’ll be back with more on how that progresses…
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 the jackpot, but I wasn’t sure how relevant people would find them as greeting cards.
Last week I got a call from a diving coach in Massachusettes who wanted to use them to send words of encouragement to her team. What a nice sentiment…and a great reason to keep posting work, no matter how seemingly random.
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 people.
This afternoon I’m working on compiling samples of all the jobs I’ve printed of third-party artwork. Leading the pack is this lovely wedding invitation designed by Missy Chimowitz of Fifty-Foot Girl.
Moontree Letterpress 