Letterpress Printing & Design from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Elevated Press is now in possession of three complete drawers of large wooden type! These babies are getting harder and harder to come by, so this was a huge score for me...
Expect some new prints in the coming months, and hopefully some workshops as well!
Elevated Press has a new Mother's Day Poppy card available on our Etsy site. Your Mom will love the bright and cheery Poppy and the message applies all year long, not just on Mom's Day!
We are very excited to announce that Pot & Box floral studio is now carrying a selection of Elevated Press letterpress cards! Pot & Box is Ann Arbor's most unique floral studio and an all-around amazing place. In the studio, you find yourself immersed in a magical world of artfully-displayed fantastic things that Lisa, Pot & Box's founder, has to offer, like: gardening supplies, terrariums, a fantastic array of pots & boxes, and flowers of course! She even has a gorgeous room available to rent for events.
Really, I can't say enough wonderful things about Pot & Box. Stop on in at 220 Felch St. in Ann Arbor, and check it out for yourself!
The letterpress goods!
When I'm on a busy printing schedule, I start to notice a recurring phenomenon... tired legs and sore feet. Now I'm really sounding old!
Ever since we moved into our current studio space with concrete floors, I have been dreaming of getting these anti-fatigue, chef's gel mats to place in front of the presses. I've stood on them at a relatives house and it feels like walking on a cloud. The only downfall is that the major brand of these starts at 100 bucks, a little steep considering I'd like to get about 3 of these.
Does anyone know of a comparable product that's a bit cheaper? I'd love to know if that exists!
I just finished printing a small run of business cards for Ann Arbor-based Communications Designer, Rebekka Kuhn. Rebekka designed the cards and placed an order with Elevated Press to have 150 of them printed. They were printed with black ink on a super pale blue paper with natural flecks in it, and I think the cards turned out great!
The flat box with the scores and cuts.
I did encounter one tiny problem when it came time to pack-up the order for her. I just didn't have a box small enough for the small run of cards. I always try to recycle packaging materials whenever possible, so I came up with the idea of creating a custom box out of a flat piece of cardboard that I had in the studio. I started with the base of the box, and scored the areas that would create the walls on two sides of the box. Then I scored and cut the two remaining sides. Without getting too detailed (i.e. boring), I basically scored and folded the cardboard around the stack of cards, as close to a standard box type as possible.
The finished box!
Here is the finished box, which I wrapped with packaging tape to cover-up the rougher scored edges. Not perfect, but it does the trick... Next time, I think it'll turn-out even better.