Tuesday, April 8, 2008

2008 wedding trends: letterpress invitations

A wedding invitation is the earliest hint your guests will receive about your wedding. It sets the tone for your event. It gets guests enthused and makes them look forward to your big day. Letterpress invitations will be especially in vogue for 2008 weddings, with couples designing their own unique invitations and graphics.

Letterpress invitations are created just as the wording suggests; each individual letter is put into place and then pressed into the paper. In modern letterpresses, the impressions are from metal typeset and custom engraved plates. The surfaces of these plates are inked and then pressed onto the paper to obtain a reverse image. Excellent letterpress work gives greater visual definition to the typeset and artwork. Wedding invitations made with letterpress are very unique works of art.

Read More

No comments: