Today my gorgeous letterpress business cards from Swayspace have arrived! I’ve designed them as small Calluna type specimens.
Here’s a little action video of my cards in the making. (©Swayspace)
September 21, 2009...11:19 am
Letterpress business cards
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September 21, 2009 at 11:49 am
Mooi hoor! Arbeidsintensief ook
September 21, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Dankjewel
September 21, 2009 at 11:50 am
They look lovely Jos and so does Calluna!
Letterpress is so cool!
I just wish it was a bit less pricey
September 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Thanks, Dave. It’s indeed very cool. I just *had* to do it
September 21, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Hi Jos,
They look great, you really can’t beat the quality of a letterpressed card.
Nice touch with “me@” as well i like that!
September 21, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Hi Barry, Your site shows that you also love letterpress
Nice that you noticed the me@ thing.
September 21, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Ha, that was the first thing I noticed too. I love the simplicity of your cards, really nice result!
September 21, 2009 at 7:27 pm
it’s these little things that make the biggest impact…
Your right i do love that letterpressed look, though a computer screen cannot do it justice.
September 21, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Amazing!
Letterpress is so lovely! =)
Congratz. Jos
Regards
Daniel
September 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Thanks, Daniel.
September 21, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I’ve updated the post with an ‘uncut’ image I got from Swayspace.
September 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Bravo, Jos! Very im-pressive
September 21, 2009 at 3:44 pm
LOL!
September 21, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Lovely cards, Jos. I must visit you, to collect one.
September 21, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Thanks, John, but special friends don’t need to
Just e-mail me your address.
September 24, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Just Fabulous, digging your Fonts!
Sandra Evertson
September 26, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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September 27, 2009 at 4:02 am
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September 28, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Beautiful cards and lovely machine.
We have just made a post about this on FILE Magazine’s blog.
October 6, 2009 at 12:34 am
“I just wish it was a bit less pricey.”
But thank God it is expensive. I worked in a shop when letterpress was cheap, but now-a-days, the expense makes letterpress uncommon. Because a high level of craft is uncommon, people take heed. The attention gained will more than compensate an investment in letterpress. But you already knew that.
October 6, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Compelling tactility. I almost reached out to touch my screen.
October 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm
November 5, 2009 at 6:27 am
I was lucky enough to work as a printer deurante a large part of my life, and increasingly captivates me and I love this system, even though many years have passed and technology has advanced significantly, and the letterpress is still amazing .. . greetings from Chile
I invite you to visit my blog http://jpmrecabarren.blogspot.com/2009/10/selknam-mi-tipografia-en-fonstruct.html
November 5, 2009 at 3:18 pm
It’s great to hear from Chile, the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen. I’ll never forget the ferry through the straits from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt. Unforgettable.