Invitations by Ajalon - Trish J's Blog – August 2009 Archive (11)

Last week we were doing a little summer and fall cleaning in the print shop to get ready for the fast approaching spring wedding season. We decided it was time to finally go through some old boxes of letterpress materials, spare parts and assorted tools.



In one box of accessories that bore the signs of a letterpress life well lived, (grease, ink and old printed materials) we stumbled upon this book:







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Microsoft recently created a new search engine called Bing. Because I am all about new ideas and information, I decided it was time to check out the results of a simple search for letterpress wedding invitation blogs.



Brides to be are constantly on the hunt for the latest information that can help them make decisions regarding their nuptial planning (that’s why you ended up here right?). Hopefully these results will guide you to make the right decision when it comes to ordering your… Continue

Have you ever wondered what letterpress printers do? How the printing process actually happens and how is it possible that a design on a computer ends up in your mailbox? As a customer you can be part of the design process, but once that is done the next thing you know your invitation is printed and ready to be delivered. This short video (a little over 2 minutes) details the entire letterpress wedding invitation printing process continued at… Continue

So after the initial burst of creative energies that engineered our first ever how-to video, we decided it would be a great idea to continue carrying the torch. As a fun demonstration and idea generator, we are pleased to announce the second segment in our instructional video series entitled “DIY Envelope Liner for Wedding Invitations.” This short clip covers the step-by-step process required to cut insert your own invitation liners.



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With all this talk about global climate change, I feel like a lot of people these days are looking for ways to be a little greener. Caring about the environment is no longer something only the ‘tree huggers’ do. Today it is easier than ever before to go green.



For any of you brides, grooms, or families of betrothed that are looking to be a little more earth conscious for your wedding, we created an easy list of steps you can take when ordering your letterpress or offset wedding… Continue

Sunday, September 20, 2009 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Heritage Museum of Orange County 3101 W. Harvard St. Santa Ana, CA 92704

South Asian, Hispanic & Traditional American Wedding Exhibitors

Come see our booth in the South Asian Exhibit! Come check out and participate in a full mock Baraat from an Indian Wedding Ceremony, get a free…

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Shortly after we were engaged, Chris and I started our wedding planning by beginning our search for a wedding location. We had a few criteria that we were working with. First, we wanted to a place that was easily accessible for all of our guests, whether by car or by plane. We also decided that we wanted to have our ceremony and reception at the same location to avoid added transportation costs as well as any hassles that would come from getting our guests from place to… Continue

Printing solids with any printing method always raises special issues that must be addressed. In letterpress printing there are some unique ones.



One of the most notable issues is the ink coverage. The solid area may appear somewhat mottled since the Crane's Lettra paper we use is unsized, making the paper softer to take a better impression. When paper is sized, as most papers are today, it will receive ink more evenly, since the sizing acts like a coating on the… Continue

You all know I am a fan of color. With almost any design, a variety of color will most likely enhance the overall product. Recently people have been asking me if it is possible to use solid colors with letterpress. This is an interesting question that does not have one simple answer.

Yes, obviously we can use a solid color in a letterpress design.

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As I was recently surfing around the webosphere, I stumbled upon this really fascinating video clip on youtube. While I understand that most of you probably are not interested enough to sit through 10 minutes of discussion about colors, I found the clip to be very illuminating (in more ways than one).



You will certainly learn something new about commercial colors, how they are ‘created’ and what influences their design.



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As I have said before, every year I like to attend the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. I had never heard of Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone before, but I am absolutely thrilled that I got the chance to see it. Not only did the actors do a superb job performing a wonderful story, but, there were a couple very positive references to letterpress printing that I do not often see in works of art.



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