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Steve DeCusatis Design Business Cards
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Steve DeCusatis Design
Steve DeCusatis
Printing
Mama's Sauce
Two Paperdolls
These are the last three designs Steve DeCusatis produced for his business cards. Steve changes up the design every time to spice things up a little bit and experiment with different printing techniques. All three of these designs were letterpresses and have debossed backs.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
3.5 × 2 in
Page Count
1
Paper Stock
Crane / Crane's Lettra / Florescent White / Pearl White / 110 / 220
Number of Colors
1 / 2
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Officina
Mrs Eaves
Custom
Project Description
Every time I run out of business cards, I re-design them slightly, but consistently keep the B&W (or in the most recent case; Black & Silver) color palette. This adds interest and intrigue and allows me to experiment with print techniques. The last three batches I had letterpressed. The two black-only cards were done by Mama's Sauce in Orlando, FL, and the version with black and silver were printed by Two Paperdolls in Wayne, PA.Production Lesson(s)
I've really enjoyed toying with letterpress and will definitely use this printing technique for projects to come. I especially liked the blind hit I did on my latest cards. It gives a debossed effect and adds a great texture!
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
February 11, 2014
Filed Under
Business Cards
Letterpress
Tagged with
black and silver
black and white
Deboss
monogram
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