I don’t usually post cards, but I looooove this.

guttersnipenc, “Drink Up Bitches”, Letterpress card in purple on bubblegum paper, available here on etsy.

Well THIS would have come in handy for my “5 Quote Prints that AREN’t Schmaltzy”….

IsleofPrinting, “Fun Facts About Word Posters”, 1-color letterpress “actually on archival paper”, 9” x 12”, Unknown Edition Size, Available here on etsy.

Five Prints  of Quotations that aren’t Schmalzty:

I must admit, this post was kind of hard to create. Just go to the Letterpress section of Etsy and you will be bombarded by a plethora of cheesiest, mushiest quotation prints you’ve ever seen in your life. And since I’m not particularly fond by these prints and would never hang them in my house, I sought to find just 5 quotation prints that I would. And here they are:

1. Midge Blitz, “Don’t Need You” Poster, 11” x 15”, Lyrics by Bikini Kill, Available here.

2. Nick Agin, “Heaven for the Climate”, 1-color screenprint, quote adapted by the notebooks of Mark Twain, Edition of 100, Available here.

3. Tom Pappalardo, “Hello Darkness My Old Friend”, quote from Simon and Garfunkle, 2-color screenprint, 10”x20”, unknown edition size, available here.

4. Andrea Daugherty, “Champagne”, quote from Dom Pierre Perignon, Letterpress print, 11” x 8.5”, Available here.

5. Half and Half Designs, “Glamoron”, quote from Hedy Lamarr, 3-color silkscreen, 9” x 12”, Edition of 50, Available here. (yes, i have posted this before. yes, i do own this print. yes, it is that awesome).

(Source: papertrailprints.com)

Hammerpress, “Aurora Borealis”, letterpress print, 15” x 14.75”, unknown edition size. Available ON SALE for a limited time through fab.com.

I REALLY WANT THIS.

Swayspace,  ”Being Crazy”, Letterpress Print (I think), 13.5” x 9”, Limited Edition, Available through New York Writes Itself on fab.com for a limited time.

This is brilliant!

Card to Art is a project by Bennett Holzworth. He letterpress prints a series of six images by various artists in onto postcards that then transform easily into a matted print suitable for framing in any standard 5”x7” frame. Genius and not surprising patented.

Artwork (Clockwise from the top left on the second image)
Peter Morris - Pocket Wookie, www.pocketwookie.com
Adrian Hanft, www.adrianhanft.com
Paul Berkbigler, www.behance.net/PaulBerkbigler
Eric Nyffeler - Doe Eyed, www.doe-eyed.com
Bennett & Suzanne Holzworth - Worth it Studio, www.worthitstudio.com
Nicole Gustafsson - Nimasprout, www.nimasprout.com

Click through to see more images, how to, or to purchase the entire set for only $55.

Thanks FPO!

Enormous Champion, “A Cetacean Study”, 7-color letterpress print, 8” x 10”, Edition of 170, Available here.

Thanks Printspiration for the link to this site!

Richard Ardagh & Graham Bignell at New North Press, “Oranges and Lemons”, Screenprint and Letterpress, 837 x 1043mm, Edition of 200, Available here.

Wertzateria, “Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!”, 1-color Letterpress print, 5.75 x 13.25”, Limited Edition, Available here.

Brad Vetter, “Live Forever”.

thispointon:

Live Forever- letterpress and silkscreen-150*

*prints available

Ian Dingman, “Through the Floor, It Became Your Song”, 2-color Letterpress print, 7”x9”, Available through Tiny Showcase.

I adore this new print from the amazing Tiny Showcase- and these will go FAST folks so snatch one up quick.

Walter Hansen, “Chirp: Kokako Edition”, Letterpress print, EDition of 70, click through to purchase.

Interesting project called LetterMpress creates virtual letterpress environment. Project has plenty of support and the interface mockups look sharp. I’m interested to see where this goes!

“You Are Here”, Hand-printed Letterpress and Linocut Print by Roll & Tumble Press, $25 Available here. 

PS: Buy it from their etsy site, DON’T buy it from POW unless you want to spend like 3x as much.

Print Studio Profile: Hammerpress, Letterpress Studio out of Kansas City, Missouri

I love correspondence and I love the resurgence of people using notes and thank-yous, even though I think most of it might be hype from design blogs who’s writers CLAIM to use them all the time. (What are they thanking people for?  A tip? A link? Buying an ad? Wouldn’t that just be via email?)

 Hammerpress has a large array of charming everyday and special occasion notes. They also print gorgeous wedding invitations. They, like Aardvark out of LA, have the super popular Loteria cards reprinted, but they use the classic images. Also of note are their concert posters and their super duper awesomely cute coasters.

And coincidentally, they have an AWESOME “Diagramme de Beouf” but it’s a postcard! I need a big one!