Recent events around the world have reminded many people of the importance of connection, and whether it’s a global pandemic that forces “social distancing” measures to try and slow the spread, or simply a desire to stay in touch, personalized greeting cards are one of the best ways to…
Understanding the Difference Between Letterpress and Other Print Methods
December 10, 2019
You’re ready to get something printed, but unless you have been in the printing business, the wide array of choice for the exact printing type you want or need can be confusing. However, the type of printing you choose can have a significant impact on how satisfied you are…
Mandate Artist Print : Solar Eclipse
August 15, 2017
Mandate Artist Prints : Solar Eclipse We are all excited for the upcoming eclipse, so excited that we made a new, limited edition Solar Eclipse Print. It’s nicely sized for your wall at 18×24, and in a tasteful silver and gold ink, on 100# Neenah Environment Wrought Iron paper,…
Blind Deboss vs. Blind Letterpress
May 26, 2017
We’re not trying to confuse you. I promise. In our continuing effort to explain letterpress printing, we eventually need to approach blind printing. The purpose of this post is to help clarify the terminology, because it gets confusing really quickly. We’ve covered this topic a little in the past here. But before we…
5 Tips for Killing it with Type in Letterpress.
December 19, 2016
Killing it with type. Designing for Letterpress Chances are, you want your letterpress printed piece to have letters, and/or complete words. This is a good idea, good work so far! Now you just need to put those words into a design. Here are a few tips on how to do…