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Apr
07
2009

Four Friends Letterpress Business Cards - Pt 1

This is a big post with lots of images so be sure and see Part 2 as well.
We’ve been an online friend with French designer Fabien Barrel for a while. He’s been kind enough to show our press work on his Graphic Exchange website. His site is a finely curated collection of designers and projects [...]

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Apr
07
2009

Four Friends Letterpress Business Cards - Pt 2

This is part two showing the production of business cards on our Heidelberg Windmill. Be sure and see Part 1 showing the finished cards.
We start with a high resolution film negative. The negative is used to expose the plastic plates. The plates are attached to an aluminum base and placed into the press. The press [...]

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Feb
07
2009

Coaster Stock Business Card

We designed this identity with mountaineering in mind. Saying “10 Zing Consulting - Helps you reach the top” would have been really lame. So we wrapped that message into the design with the shape. Show it, don’t say it.
We went lo-fi with the production and used a 55pt coaster board with 2 color letterpress. Then [...]

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