Killing it with type. Designing for Letterpress Chances are, you want your letterpress printed piece to have letters, and/or complete words. This is a good idea, good work so far! Now you just need to put those words into a design. Here are a few tips on how to do…
Unsolicited advice. We’re dusting this blog off… like really actually dusting it off. I imagine you the reader, are going to get some advice as we dive back into utilizing this here ‘web log’ in the next few years. I’m not sure why you need our advice really, other…
Come see Ryan Tanner perform his new, beautiful album, Promised Land. Friday the 28th here at our studio. 8PM 1077 S Main St. SLC, UT 84111 $12 advance/ $15 at the door Event details: Facebook event Advance Tickets: Eventbrite See you there!
It’s time again for our favorite event: Prints & Pints! It’s our biannual art show featuring themed prints designed by 20 amazing artists and printed here at The Mandate Press. 20 contributing artists, 2 colors, 1 theme. And of course, the best sort of people to share it all with. This exhibit,…
Save the date! August 5th will be the date of our next Prints & Pints show. We have some great artists lined up and the artwork coming in is looking sooo good. Come to our press and check 20 new prints on the theme: NSFW in August. Sign up for…
Understanding Paper Weight When it comes to letterpress printing, choosing the right paper is essential. There are several different types of paper measurements that don’t exactly correlate with each other. You know, just to make things hard. Here’s a quick and dirty paper weight guide. Weight in Pounds Pounds is…
A few weeks back I had a phone call here at the shop that started out a little ominous as the first question was “How much are business cards?” The answer clearly is “That depends.” After a few more questions and answers including me explaining what letterpress is and…
We end up having the discussion around here at least once a week about how best to use the same vernacular as our clients when it comes to embossing, debossing and blind letterpress. Do we use the same terms that the rest of America is using to describe what they…
We have been hearing from folks quite a bit recently that you are very interested in some other options in our online store. We have heard you. And so our first addition to the store in a long time is a 300 Business Card & 150 Notecards with envelopes…
As I was talking to a friend recently he told me that there was a new app that would make business card superfluous. Well. That is ridiculous. Them people have been trying to destroy the beautiful parts of this world for years. The folks who made almond butter have been…
