The Brass Rule Labyrinth

February 24, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

Okay, this is awesome. Jens Jørgen Hansen, a Danish letterpress printer and printing teacher with shop called bogtrykkeren (“bogtrykker” means “printer” in Danish), designed The Brass Rule Labryinth letterpress print by meticulously hand setting brass rule to create a typographical labyrinth that’s completely unique. I can’t even imagine how much time and patience it took to set everything. A true labor of love, and pretty darn cool print, too.

Photos (via Flickr) of The Brass Rule Labyrinth project in process:

images from Jens Jørgen Hansen

Letterpress Pull-Out Greeting Cards

February 22, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

I’m a big fan of cards that do a little something different, and I’m digging these letterpress pull-out greeting cards by Igloo Letterpress for just this reason. Well, they’re super cute, too, but I really like the pull-out design, with fun letterpress printed pattern sleeves and card enclosures that slide out to reveal the card’s message. How fun!

images from Igloo Press

Beer Stein Girl Letterpress Cards

February 21, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

These Beer Stein Girl letterpress cards from Penelope’s Press are so incredibly adorable, and check out the wonderful detailing on the beer stein!

More paper goodies from the Penelope’s Press shop, including a super cute Bun in the Oven card, blind debossed and multi-language thank you cards, and an owly good birthday greeting.

images from Penelope’s Press

New Advertisers : Teardrop Weddings + Gooseberry Press

February 15, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m so pleased to welcome two fantastic paper goods shops as new advertisers on Paper Crave.

Teardrop Weddings, a Toronto based wedding invitation design company, specializes in creating fun, whimsical wedding suites featuring sweet, illustrated likenesses of the bride and groom. They design invites, save the dates, and coordinating paper details in a variety of whimsical styles:

Gooseberry Press creates lovely illustrated city maps for any event, and they also have a shop where you can pick up letterpress postcards, note cards, prints, and tote bags featuring their wonderfully whimsical maps:

images from Teardrop Weddings and Gooseberry Press

Letterpress Tattoo Posters

February 14, 2011 // kristen // 8 replies

Check out these absolutely amazing letterpress posters and postcards, printed by The Mandate Press with illustration by Dan Christofferson. The posters were created for an event for the Salt Lake City chapter of the AIGA, “Full Bleed, The Design and Tattoo Experience”, which showcased the artwork and design of local tattoo artists. The posters and postcards feature awesome illustrations that cleverly combine traditional tattoo imagery with design jargon, and I so wish that these were for sale because I’d buy one in a heartbeat!

Update: Thanks to Jim from AIGA Salt Lake City for giving a heads up that the posters are now for sale over at the Felt & Wire shop. Yay!