{"id":8882,"date":"2011-10-26T12:02:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T16:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=8882"},"modified":"2011-10-26T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T16:04:12","slug":"letterpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2011\/letterpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Letterpress?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven’t heard yet, we’re hosting a holiday card challenge<\/a> this year! Entries are due November 11, and you lucky shoppers, will be able to pick up fabulous handmade holiday cards this December to go along with your holiday orders. <\/p>\n

Why handmade?<\/p>\n

Today, everything’s going digital, but in the world of cards and print, we’re seeing a resurgence in traditional print techniques like letterpress, offset lithography and screen printing. <\/p>\n

We want to celebrate this revival of one-of-a-kind handmade cards, and offer you the chance to send a really special season’s greetings to the folks you love. Printing cards on a letterpress, or using any traditional printmaking technique, is labor intensive. But when you hold a one-of-a-kind card in your hands, you know the work has paid off. <\/p>\n

Toronto based Trip Print Press<\/a> was featured on NOTCOT<\/a> last week. Here’s a bit more about what they do. <\/p>\n