For The Love of Letterpress
- Sep 19, 2015
- 1 min read
We are very fortunate to have some amazing friends at The Distillery, one of the largest letterpress printing studios in the Southern Hemisphere. As a result, we have been given free reign to come up with a design concept and print our own marketing collateral for our upcoming COSMOGRAPHICA exhibition.
Design & printing was carried out by Julian. The event invites and small square business cards were printed on duplexed stock (two sheets of card that have been bonded). We feel that the results speak for themselves. The invites were a real hit.
There is something incredibly nostalgic and sophisticated about the tactile nature of letterpress printing. Your post perfectly describes why those deep impressions on thick cardstock feel so much more personal than modern digital prints. This commitment to traditional craftsmanship reminds me of the high quality goods from LVH Leather because they also focus on that same level of handmade detail. It is wonderful to see these classic techniques being celebrated so beautifully.