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Ophelia 1st Birthday Party Invitation
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Arnold Chow
Printing
Porchlight Press
Ophelia’s designer/father designed this invitation for her first birthday party to be a piece she could enjoy now and appreciate as a keepsake as she gets older. The tactile qualities of the letterpressed invitation will likely fascinate her toddler fingers now, while the hand-crafted piece can serve as a connection to analog as she grows up in an increasingly digital world. A thoughtful gift from a caring father.
Client
Ophelia Chow
Quantity Produced
50
Production Cost
–
Production Time
1 week
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5 × 7 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane's Lettra / Eccru White / 220 DTC
Number of Colors
2
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Bodoni MT Ultra Bold
Snell Roundhand Black Script
Gotham Bold
Project Description
It was a remarkable year for me to see my daughter Ophelia grow. To celebrate her first birthday, and as a gift to Ophelia, I've designed a unique birthday party invitation for all her guests. I wanted to design a piece that she can hold on to as she got older, a piece where she can touch and feel the paper's thickness and texture, the type's deep impression, and her own profile from an analog, handcrafted, letterpress print—something that is not from a digital device.Heather from Porchlight Press has done an exceptional job on matching the colours, getting Crane's Lettra Ecru White paper, and paying extra attention to the printing details, especially on the paper's edge-painting. And of course, Ophelia personally checked every print before they were sent out!
Production Lesson(s)
This was my very first letterpress project, Porchlight Press has been very helpful through out the process. I've learned that finding the right printer is important, each printer has its own characteristic. I enjoyed visiting them and seeing their print samples.
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
June 12, 2013
Filed Under
Invitations
Letterpress
Tagged with
birthday
keepsake
profile
silhouette
vintage
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