Normally, I’m not a fan of Avant Garde, and still insist that it was only created to spell out the words “Avant Garde”, but it seem to work here for Market Publique. The M and A make an odd kerning pair, no? Very sharp letterpress at work here. A close-up:

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Love these cards for Saarinen, designed by Indianapolis-based Eric Kass. Spotted on Flickr »

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click for a larger view » Continuing in the theme of gorgeous letterpressed cards for photographers, I present you with the card for John Waire. Designed and letterpress printing by Dolce Press, this card features three colours pressed onto 600gsm cotton (tree-free) paper. The contact information was printed as a repeating pattern using transparent white [...]

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I’m a big fan of letterpress, and stickers, and hand-made elements like stitching. And this card for Toronto-based Photographer John Edgar has all three. Printed on 180lb Strathmore stock, with a subtle letterpress. A printed sticker is then wrapped around, and finally, stitching in added. Designed and built by Simon Cooper of Envyco.ca

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More letterpressed cards, this time for soon-to-launch t-shirt company Shizknitted. The shirt is printed blind, with the remainder of the artwork in black. Close-up of the t-shirt, which is very subtle. Printing by Studio on Fire, design by Prescott Perez-Fox.

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Ornate and elegant design for NYC make-up artist Boryslawa “Blanka” Mazurczak. Card features black ink and blind letterpress. Typeface is [good old] Mrs. Eaves. Detail, which, attempts to show the “B” pattern imprinted on the card. Printing by Studio on Fire, design by Prescott Perez-Fox.

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Understated type and cryptic semiotics are used to represent Melanie. Letterpress printing by Studio on Fire, designed by Prescott Perez-Fox (which is me, the author). Close-up of the “snowflake.”

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Lovely letterpress card … but why? Not too much backstory on this one. via FFFFOUND »

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Brian Hoff of The Design Cubicle has recently compiled a showcase of 50 Creative and Interesting Business Cards of Graphic and Web Designers. Many lovely gems, and many making use of alternate materials, die cuts, letterpress, stickers, and other cleverness. One that particularly caught my eye were those of David Gheorghita. via The Design Cubicle [...]

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As mentioned in the previous post, here is the card for Virgil O. Stamps, letterpress laboratory. These cards are printed on chipboard, but Virgil can print on anything from a cereal box to a dollar bill.

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To promote a blog about business cards, I saw it fit to use the very medium in question. So now when someone hands me a particular awful business card, I’ll hand them one back. Sarah Coffman, the brains behind Virgil O. Stamps, helped me print these lovely cards. Letterpressed on various stocks.

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We spend a lot of time on social networking sites. So much so that the “status update” has penetrated our analog and offline world. Jeez. Not sure if Kim herself will fill these in with her current state, or rather allow the recipient to make a quick mental note (eg, Kim Bost is smokin’ hot!). [...]

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click for a larger view » From the master craftsmen at Studio On Fire comes the latest card for Space 150, a digital design agency. Space 150 re-designs their identity every 150 days, and Studio on Fire has been tapped numerous times to paint the picture of the company, if only for a little while. [...]

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