our letterpress journal & resources — behind the scenes

Want to see how we can take a simple idea and make it more YOU? The other week we were asked to create some unique thank you cards for a man who just celebrated his 60th birthday and wanted to send appropriate thank you cards. To keep costs down, since we are using the luxe double-thick cards, we used our collection of metal type. Classic text "Thank You" with "60" behind it in transparent white ink, which makes the "no ink" look more easily seen: Then, to make it more special, we printed the 60 on the envelope flap. The...

I've been planning this for a while and FINALLY got the papers tidied enough to welcome you, virtually, into my studio.The studio is in the converted carport of our house, and previous owners seemed to have used it as storage. One chainsawed-out section of a wall and one french door installation later, and inviting moved in. There are been slight improvements since then, of course, like colorful curtains (and thermals to help with the summer heat), some white paint, some near-black paint, a place to sit, a rug (it really ties the room together) and a little feng shui thanks...