Why is it that the last person to get taken care of is always myself. I have been meaning to reprint my business cards for months now but every time I have a moments free time I fill it with someone else’s project? I always tell people not to run out of business cards, not because I want to get more business (well kind of), but because you don’t want people to forget how to contact you after you have a face to face meeting. that is why I have decided that no matter what is going on in my life in 2 weeks I will get my business cards reprinted!

Enter the magical world of letterpress printing. I love these old videos that show how things should be done on a letterpress if people actually used in a fashion they were originally created for. In a modern digital age we have adapted them to use photopolymer or metal plates and found that they can place a beautiful impression into thick buttery papers. While I still use lead and wood type regularly I an very picky about how much pressure I actually want impose on them. If I am going for a nice deep impression I use a polymer or metal plate. That way I don’t ruin the lard to find handset type lead and wood that I have collected.

I love my creative clients! Riley used a pocket die-cut that I have in my archives and incorporated it into this incredible wedding invitation package. By letting his 2 color design overlap they ended up with a beautiful 3 color invitation. The design and all artwork was illustrated by Riley. This is only one of his many talents. Riley Davis is also a skilled web designer and programmer. the Javascript, forms and all functional aspects of this current website are a product of his hard work! Kudos Riley for never ceasing to amaze. If you have a project that needs some extra awesome added to it you can find him at http://rileydavisonline.com