More than not, people are so excited about a creative design they forget about the envelope. Don’t fall victim to having to change your gorgeous design in the end to accommodate a regular sized envelope. It’s best to have a full scope of your project from the beginning, including the envelope. Because we get…
Letterpress is pretty sweet. We know, we’re a little biased, but c’mon, a letterpressed greeting, invite, or business card speaks volumes to how an individual feels about quality and process. However, we know that letterpress is shrouded with mystery – and intrigue! So, we created an iPhone app that…
We really love contrast. We love old/new, vintage/modern, black/white, fire/ice. It’s only natural; we are printmakers using archaic machines to produce exciting ephemera to please the tastes of today. So, today’s post will explore something we’ve stumbled upon that strikes our contrast fancy. And, really, contrast was just a…
A while back, we, like most other people who are impressed with craft, tweeted this video about Shinya Kimura the bike builder. It was the most retweeted item we’ve ever seen from any of our posts and was fun to watch people around the world respond to it the…
When we get a wild hair to do something aesthetic around the shop, we want it done big. Sometimes ‘big’ refers to something that seems small but ends up being a much larger project (mainly because of our demand for things to be near perfect- and ‘perfect’ who knows…
The Mandate Press is currently accepting resumés for summer internships! We’re in search of two or three talented and responsible people interested in working at a world renowned letterpress shop. Internship positions available: • Letterpress Printing & Production • Design & Prepress • Retail Support • Marketing No experience…
