Fall In Love With Letterpress

Posted by Olivia dela Rosa on October 23, 2014

With all the printed materials and designs that we have right now, my eyes get pretty tired seeing the same old thing over and over again. There's nothing new in the market and nothing really stands out anymore. Though I don't find this totally wrong, the lack of inspiration is what frustrates me. A good design not only ignites something in you, it also challenges you to seek out and push the limits. It calls you to try and think of something new until you find the perfect design you need.

After searching endlessly throughout the Web, I found comfort after seeing these letterpress cards. Letterpress is basically a printing process that uses a movable type - reversed and raised letters and images made of metal or wood - which is then inked and impressed upon the paper and often with sort of an indentation from the pressure, creating a debossed effect. Its first use is dated back in the 15th century, used widely in printing books back then but has moved to business cards and wedding invitations later on. If you decide to do it yourself, you might find it labor-intensive but once you see the results you might consider the whole thing worth it.

Scroll through to see our thoroughly selected letterpress cards and discover new designs for your next project. Happy exploring!

Quinn Michaels via Etsy

Happy Notes from Anthropologie

Alexandra Huckabay by Print&Grain

Roar Projects by Principle Design

Dane Holmquist

Danny Roberts by Dolcepress

Bonjour Letterpress Card via Etsy

Letterpress cards by Colorquarry via Etsy

Si Maclennan

Mo by El Calotipo

Autocomplete card

A Little Bird by Belinda Love Lee

Brad Goreski business cards by Sarah Drake Designs

Bon Voyage notecards by Inhaus Press

Letterpress wedding invitations by Minted

Greeting card by Denotecard via Etsy

Kelly Kerwick

Wedding invitation by Print & Promise via Etsy

Pinup Art letterpress card by Ink Pop Studio via Etsy

Wright & Goebel by The Working Assembly

@erikafirm via Instagram

Type Letterpress Desk Calendar by iSkelter

Hooray postcard by Parrott Design Studio via Etsy

Hello Elo by Bad Cass

Wondrous Co. by Mitch Bartlett

Jacob Ward

David Airey

Lindsay Letters

Ten Thousand business cards by The Distillery

2011 Holiday Word Search greeting card via Dolcepress

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About the Author Olivia dela Rosa

Freelance writer and editor since 2011. Major design enthusiast. Resident writer and trendhunter for Printingdeals.







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