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Skype, Twitter, Letterpress

Now it’s even easier to get in touch with us for your custom letterpress project.

For our international and long distance clients we can be reached on our skype account to discuss projects.

10 am – 5pm CST.

And if you need more, follow our tweets.

Skype: studioonfire

Twitter: twitter.com/StudioOnFire

Land Phone: 612 379 3000

Email: Request an estimate here

Remember, If you can send a PDF preview of what you have in mind we can offer you the best price and advice based on your artwork.

And here is a preview our new certificate of production seal:

Published on April 17, 2009 in Letterpress and News. 2 Comments Tags: business, cards, invitations, letter, Letterpress, minneapolis, minnesota, press, printer, printing, skype, stationary, stationery, studio on fire, twitter, Wedding.

Affordable Letterpress Wedding Invitations – Part 2

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This is a follow up to our post about affordable wedding invites. These invites were designed by the bride and groom Stephanie Mead and Doug Kohnen at Docent Creative. Doug did some beautiful illustrations that turned out stunning on press. We letterpress printed and trimmed the cards for them. They are dense black ink on Crane Lettra 110lb Pearl White, 100% cotton. They sent us some photos of how they assembled everything with a tag and ribbon. They even silk screened their own envelopes. So, how do you get a gorgeous wedding invitation for a reasonable price?

Continue reading ‘Affordable Letterpress Wedding Invitations – Part 2′

Published on April 4, 2009 in Letterpress and Wedding. 7 Comments Tags: affordable, bargin, best price, bride, c, cards, cheap, cost, deal, designed, docent creative, groom, invitation, invite, invites, Letterpress, minneapolis, printed, printer, printing, sale, screen, sets, stationary, studio on fire, typography, Wedding, wholesale.

Sweetheart Seamstress Stationery

Check out a feature from our own product line…

The Studio On Fire Deskline contains uniquely formatted and detailed paper goods. Sweetheart Seamstress stationery elements include stitched journals, letter writing sets, punch-out calling card and tag sets, self mailing notes with pinhole perforated labels and mini folders.

Look for these details: custom scalloped edge envelopes, fill-in-your-name calling cards, mini book marks, perforated label sheets with dry gum backing.

Our vision for a product line was to create finished pieces that captures some of the random qualities that happen in test prints and makeready. We worked with Kelly English and Kindra Murphy on three different product themes. On this theme, Kelly used vintage sewing pattern inspired elements to create layers of texture and pattern. The detail is almost to cute to stand. And of course all of it is letterpress printed. They can be purchased on our website.

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Published on March 7, 2009 in Design, Letterpress and Studio On Fire Products. 7 Comments Tags: bookmarks, calling cards, card, deskline, envelope, folders, handmade, journals, kelly english, labels, letterhead, Letterpress, letterpress services, mailer, minneapolis, patterns, product, scalloped edge, sewing, stationery, stitched, studio on fire, sweetheart seamstress, tags, thread.

Comparing Thick and Thicker Paper

We love thick stocks. It is a friend with benefits. One of the challenges in letterpress printing is working with the “show through” of the impression to the opposite side of the page. When you have a thicker stock it becomes easier to show more impression and have less show through.

These pictures compare 110lb Cover (300gsm) with 220lb Cover (600 gsm) Crane Lettra which is 100% cotton. What you should notice is that they both have a sculptural impression. But the thinner stock on the top does have some show through, while the thicker stock below has even more impression and no showing on the opposite side. That becomes important if you are doing a two sided business card and wish to minimize showing. The depth of impression on letterpress is controled by varying the amount of packing material underneath the sheet being printed. A single sided design is easier to achieve heavy impression because there isn’t as much worry about the back of the paper.

Published on February 9, 2009 in Letterpress. 0 Comments Tags: 110lb, 220lb, Business Cards, cotton, crane lettra, heavy impression, impression, letterpress services, show through, studio on fire.

Campfire On Your Desk

This is a promo piece designed by our friends at Swink. We had this job on press a while back and wanted to show the exquisite finished project. It was 3/2 PMS letterpress printing plus lasercutting. Note the overprinting blue and orange to create the brown. All this on a 220lb C. tree free, reclaimed cotton fiber stock. We are always excited to print anything with fire on it.

Published on January 25, 2009 in Letterpress. 7 Comments Tags: campfire, Design, flames, laser cutting, lasercut, Letterpress, printing, studio on fire, swink.