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flipstewart · 16-05-2007, 10:32

Hi all... I have experience with taking work to print before, but only on very basic levels... I can prepare my files and do my end of it, but what do I do if I want something out of the ordinary such as some of the things found in this flickr gallery? Where do I go, what do I say? I'm at a loss.

dailypoetics' slideshow on Flickr

Limbo · 16-05-2007, 10:39

Look up:

Letterpress
Paper Stocks
UV Spot
Die Cut
Foil Block
Embossing
Lithography
Screen Printing

Then when you have a little understanding of each ring a printer with a reputation for hand craft, if you can find one...

flipstewart · 16-05-2007, 17:21

I'm familiar with all of those but UV spot, which I'll look up presently... so they call it handcraft?

Thanks.

Herr Kurm · 16-05-2007, 17:23

Letterpress is a total pain in the arse so you have to consider that you will be bled dry of your cash.

adpitch · 16-05-2007, 17:42

Out of ordinary is not out of this world. If you know good enough how CMYK/spot printing works - collect the best cards and cosmetics package (

- still - I'm serious) and try to figure out how they are printed. You'll find this tricky sometimes - but you can learn a lot this way.

PrintExpress · 29-05-2007, 06:06

Dear Sir

You can try PrintExpress.co.uk

We offers FREE DELIVERY in UK

Regards
Print EXpress Team

BUrgy · 10-07-2007, 11:30

Some nice designs in there man, keep it up.

solix · 10-07-2007, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrintExpress

Dear Sir

You can try PrintExpress.co.uk

We offers FREE DELIVERY in UK

Regards
Print EXpress Team

lol

Snowshiro · 10-07-2007, 19:36

Many of these cards are a friggin' pain in the ass. Most people want to tuck a business card into their wallet/card holder if they're planning to keep it. Otherwise it gets chucked onto my desk, and gradually gets mixed up with other junk before ending up being swept into the bin. Irregular shapes, cords or other attachments etc. are just a nuisance.

Personally I like a nice, crisp, white card from quality stock, with a classic/contemporary layout. Anything more and it gets a moment's extra glance before being forgotten about. I used to get handed so many ridiculous looking cards, I ended up appreciating someone who just gave me something normal. I think the climax of wankiness, was during the first dotcom boom when 'NooMeeja executives' started handing out those little card shaped CDROMs that would run some shitty shockwave movie when you stuck it in your drive. They would just go straight in the trash. Tossers, the lot of 'em.

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flipstewart Am I doing it right? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 145	specialty business cards Hi all... I have experience with taking work to print before, but only on very basic levels... I can prepare my files and do my end of it, but what do I do if I want something out of the ordinary such as some of the things found in this flickr gallery? Where do I go, what do I say? I'm at a loss. dailypoetics' slideshow on Flickr __________________ flipstewart.com

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flipstewart Am I doing it right? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 145	I'm familiar with all of those but UV spot, which I'll look up presently... so they call it handcraft? Thanks. __________________ flipstewart.com

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Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,679	Letterpress is a total pain in the arse so you have to consider that you will be bled dry of your cash. __________________ refreshed portfolio

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Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,317	Look up: Letterpress Paper Stocks UV Spot Die Cut Foil Block Embossing Lithography Screen Printing Then when you have a little understanding of each ring a printer with a reputation for hand craft, if you can find one...

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PrintExpress Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	Dear Sir You can try PrintExpress.co.uk We offers FREE DELIVERY in UK Regards Print EXpress Team

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BUrgy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17	Some nice designs in there man, keep it up.

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Snowshiro Will work for Marmite Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sapporo, Japan Posts: 574	Many of these cards are a friggin' pain in the ass. Most people want to tuck a business card into their wallet/card holder if they're planning to keep it. Otherwise it gets chucked onto my desk, and gradually gets mixed up with other junk before ending up being swept into the bin. Irregular shapes, cords or other attachments etc. are just a nuisance. Personally I like a nice, crisp, white card from quality stock, with a classic/contemporary layout. Anything more and it gets a moment's extra glance before being forgotten about. I used to get handed so many ridiculous looking cards, I ended up appreciating someone who just gave me something normal. I think the climax of wankiness, was during the first dotcom boom when 'NooMeeja executives' started handing out those little card shaped CDROMs that would run some shitty shockwave movie when you stuck it in your drive. They would just go straight in the trash. Tossers, the lot of 'em.

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