Check out these stark and sinister Christmas cards for North Carolina creative agency and long-time Parklife collaborators, Adena Studios.
We printed these with Black and Fuchsia ink on our 300g Fluorescent White cotton paper.
These might be my favorite client-designed invitations this year. The bride, Nisha, designed three different invites for her various California wedding festivities.
All three have a common feel — employing the same border art, black ink, and copperplate type. But Nisha used different title art for each and we printed them with three different fluorescent letterpress inks — neon orange, deep magenta, a bright pink. We finished each set with three different edge paints — electric blue, highlighter yellow, and metallic silver.
Finally, we used the neon orange ink to print the flap of the fluorescent white envelope.
And what the hell, how about a few more photos...
Over the past eight years, we've worked with Diane on baby shower invitations, thank you notes, and several rounds of business cards (see some here and here) for her business, Dyfari Interiors.
This round was by far the most ambitious. For the front we printed fluorescent pink letterpress ink and gold satin foil on 30pt white museum board. For the back we used the same satin foil on Astrobrights Fuchsia. Then we duplexed, trimmed, and finished the cards with gold edge paint.
Large blocks of color can be tricky with letterpress. But if you don't mind a little paper show-through, it can be very cool. We printed these announcements for local Chapel Hill designer, Steve Kulp, on 600g Fluorescent White paper with Fuchsia ink and edge paint. Using the extra-thick stock lets us press harder into the sheet without causing it to buckle.
