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BROWSE
Amanda and William Wedding Materials
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Amanda Buck
Photos by Piper Watson
Printing
Amanda Buck
From hand lettering to hand printing, this bride was all hands on deck when it came to her wedding—and I hear she had a blast in the process, and of course on the big day.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5.5 × 8.5 × in.
Detail cards: 5.5 × 4.25 × in.
Name cards: 4 × 3.5 × in.
Save the dates and programs: 5 × 7 × in.
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Reich / Savoy / Natural White / 118#
Crane / Lettra / Pearl White / A9 envelopes, square flap
Uline / Chip Board Pads / / .022
Number of Colors
Hand lettering Mrs. Eaves Wood type from the Globe collection
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Hand lettering
Mrs. Eaves
Wood type from the Globe collection
Project Description
Being a graphic designer, the wedding was an excuse to make some gorgeous letterpress-printed artwork. I had access to a print shop and a paper cutter through MICA (Thanks to Allison at Globe for your help with the printing process!) So I designed and printed the save-the-dates, invitations, detail cards, envelopes, wax seal, menus, programs, name cards, guest book, and coaster favors. It saved us a lot of money, and quality was not sacrificed!Production Lesson(s)
The most difficult aspect of this project for me was the hand lettering for the invitation. As a newbie to lettering, it took many iterations to get right. Expert Dai Foldes provided some tips during his lettering workshop at MICA (at the time, I was a grad student in the GDMFA program).
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
April 29, 2016
Filed Under
Letterpress
Wedding materials
Tagged with
DIY
Globe collection
Hand lettering
letterpress
Mrs. Eaves
PMS
wedding invitation
Wood type
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