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Friday, February 18, 2011
One Color Beauty
A local designer, brought me this design to print for him and his fiancé. It’s a simple, yet beautiful execution in a single color which just goes to show you that you don’t need lots of ink colors to make a memorable piece. The couple splurged on the paper using the heavyweight Lettra 220# stock allowing a deep impression on both sides of the pieces. You can see the salting evident in the area of large ink coverage on the main piece which gives a textured look as paper fibers show through. It can be a nice effect when considered as part of the design, but if it’s unacceptable to you, then letterpress may not be your best option. There are some ways to minimize it, but in this case, the designer was happy with the look. It’s a great invitation that anyone would be happy getting in the mail.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A Reception with King Kong
A couple recently came to me looking to have King Kong on their wedding reception invites and that part of the invite would punch out to become a coaster. These were people with vision! None of those stuffy store-bought invites for them; not this happy couple. They wanted something fun to celebrate their day and something fun is what they got. They were looking for a bit of a re-enactment of the original King Kong poster complete with diamond ring. What a great way to commemorate their day, by giving their friends and family something they could set a drink on and remember the occasion. Your invites don’t need to be stuffy and if you need help making them fun, drop us a line. By printing this on coaster stock we could get a really nice impression as well. Just check ‘em out.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Jolly ol’ England
Here we have an invite for a true Anglophile who’s celebrating her 70th birthday. And what better way to pay homage to the Brits than to play off one of their sayings? A nice simple invite with British colors and little bit of spunk. The birthday gal may be 70, but she can still celebrate in style.
