Letterpress Printing

The ancient art of letterpress adds an intriguing yet impressive quality to cards, brochures, invitations, wedding stationery and personalised stationery.   

Letterpress printing is the oldest method of printing. Over the years, letterpress has been replaced by more conventional, faster and economical means of printing. However, letterpress printing to this day, offers a unique tactile feel and quality that cannot be reproduced with modern day printing techniques.

Images are inked onto paper by raised printing plates. The raised surface is inked and pressed into paper. Colours are more intense with letterpress as more ink is transferred to the paper in the process. Watermarx Graphics utilises steel backed photopolymer plates to create our letterpress printing plates and hence our letterpress invitations and letterpress stationery. The plates are exposed to a computer generated negative and washed out in water.  This process allows flexibility with design and fonts, allowing us to make plates from most computer generated art work.

There are a few key points to remember when designing letterpress invitations or other art work to be letterpress printed:

• Fine lines and small type can be achieved with great results.
• When incorporating images, line art or solid shapes reproduce best.

We can letterpress print up to A3+ sheet size. Call us for a quotation or fill out an enquiry form.

For specialist personalised stationery - you can contact MY OWN STATIONERY at www.myownstationery.com.au