40 Letterpress Business Cards That Spell Elegance
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Letterpress business cards are becoming more and more popular not only for printing wedding invitations but also for business cards. Today, letterpress business cards are the top choice among designers and photographers and also among other professionals such as realtors, dentists, doctors and even printing businesses. The use of letterpress in printing adds new dimension and professional feel to your cards. It also makes a simple card stylish and elegant, especially if combined with a luxurious quality of paper. So if you want to make your business card stand out from the other hundreds in circulation, letterpress is always a good choice.

For those who are interested about the technical details of letterpress printing process, letterpress printing is a term for the relief printing of text and image using a press with a “type-high bed” printing press and movable type, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image. It was the normal form of printing text in the west from its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century until the 19th century and remained in wide use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century. In addition to the direct impression of inked movable type onto paper or another receptive surface, the term Letterpress can also refer to the direct impression of inked printmaking blocks such as photo-etched zinc “cuts” (plates), linoleum blocks, wood engravings, etc., using such a press. In the 21st century, commercial Letterpress has been revived by the use of ‘water-wash’ photopolymer plates which are adhered to a near-type-high base to produce a relief printing surface typically from digitally-rendered art and typography. (Source: Wikipedia)

If you are planning to have your card printed, here are 40 of the most beautiful letterpress cards for inspiration. Just click on the link found below the images to view each card from source.

#01 -Jason McGrew

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#02 – Business Card Bryon Darby

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#03Three-color cards (two ink, one blind impression), design by Anna Viele

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#04 – Studio Lab Letterpress Business Cards

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#05 – 6 color letterpress business cards – printed by Boxcar Press

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#06 – Boxcar Press

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#07 – Boxcar Press

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#08 -Dave Richards Photography

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#09 – Stage Right

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#10 -Wendy Torello Photography

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LETERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#11 -Open Air Photography by Katie Stoops

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#12 -Justin Anonuevo

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#13 -Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper

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#14 – Blue Bird Design Letterpress Card

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#15 – Nea

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#16 -Fabien Barral

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#17 -Reddy or Knodt

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#18 -The Shoppe

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#19 – Business cards printed in thick stock

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#20 – Penelope Jones

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS

#21 – Cleverly Gifted

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#22 - Evan Hecox

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#23 – Kinetic Lens

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#24 – Kinkel Business Cards

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LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARD

#25 – Legendary Realty Business Card

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#26 – Sarah Powers Media Letterpress

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#27 – Inku Photo Letterpress Set

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#28 -Adam Hudson Photo

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#29 – Culinary Culture

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#30 – Pacific Luxury Letterpress Business Cards

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Letterpress Business Cards 31 – Murphy & Co – Offset & Letterpress Business Card

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Letterpress Business Cards 32 -Old Red Hat Letterpress Business Cards

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Letterpress Business Cards 33 – Denim + Letterpress v2

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Letterpress Business Cards 34 – Denim + Letterpress Business Cards

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Letterpress Business Cards 35 – Simple and Clean Letterpress Cards

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Letterpress Business Cards 36 – Center Stage the Letterpress Way

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Letterpress Business Cards 37 – Slip & Soda Letterpress Business Cards

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Letterpress Business Cards 38 -I love typography

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Letterpress Business Cards 39 -Fuse

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Letterpress Business Cards 40 -Tina Chang Letterpress Business Card

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