Writing

Notes from the studio

What we have written about paper, ink, timing and preparing artwork. Most of it grew out of questions clients ask us again and again.

Wooden and metal letterpress type arranged in a type case

What is letterpress printing, and why does it feel different?

The 500-year-old meeting of plate, pressure and cotton paper — how it differs from digital printing and when it is the right choice.

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Wedding stationery set with invitation card, envelopes, wax seal and dried flowers

Wedding stationery timeline: counting back six months

From first sketch to wax seal — a realistic month-by-month production calendar for a letterpress invitation suite.

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Two blank cotton paper cards on a pale surface

How to choose the right paper for your business card

What changes between 300 gsm and 900 gsm, why cotton behaves differently, and when edge painting is worth it.

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