Fore-edge printing?
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- to1185
I've checked out the responses to other questions relating to this, but I'm looking for printing companies in the US who offer this service for business cards. Any suggestions? Here's an example:
- inkpink0
honestly, clamp your 500 stack of business cards really tight and lightly spray paint or brush the edges.
if they say edge printing i bet that's all the printer would do.
i think there's some specialty stocks with colored cores to.... or you could do a 3 ply laminate.
- actually printers ink and a hand roller from the art store would be perfect.inkpink
- I'm terrified of doing it myself; I don't want the ink to bleed onto either side. I'll look into the colored core idea though, thanks.to1185
- If you're "terrified" of that, you must scare easy.boobs
- clamp tight and light layers of spray paint def wouldn't bleed.inkpink
- utopian0
The printer and example shown are done in the USA by Dolce Press, located in New York.
- utopian0
some nic examples here: http://dolcepress.com/blog
- btw, they do some beautiful letterpress printing, a dieing artform...utopian
- boobs0
An artist could do that in a moment. A designer is likely to take a great deal longer.
- inkpink0
must this dolce site and blog is a fantastic letterpress resource... loads of great images and helpful comments.
thumbs up!
- Duane0
I also recommend The Mandate Press. Ace folks. I've printed a lot with them and they always do tight work.
- +1, just used them and it came out great. Also, the price is worth it.thoughtandtheory
- scarabin0
after clamping you can also use any number of prismacolor markers to get exactly the color you want
- to11850
I've looked at both mandate and dolce, but the thing is I don't want my cards letterpressed, so I was looking for someone that does offset printing as well as painted edges. But if the markers don't bleed then maybe that would work (can anyone verify from experience?). I'm just really paranoid I guess, and would prefer someone who's done it before to do it.
- inkpink0
i doubt any offset press has the time to paint edges... wouldn't be practical with their workflow. letterpress is small and very hands-on.
seriously i'd clamp and spray paint light or roll it on almost dry. so easy. practice on a old book or deck of cards if you're nervous.
good luck. logout.
- inkpink0
oh and if you're not letterpressing there's no way your cards will print offset on card that's anything close to the thickness in those samples... so the painted edge idea may be a bust.
cia.
- utopian0
I am sure that there are some letterpress shops that can also do offset printing, or they can have the offset outsourced and then have the edge printing done in their shop. Either way, I hope that you have a generous budget for this job.
- to11850
Oh damn, the card thickness is a really good point. I'll ask dolce for a quote then and see what happens. Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions.
- applepirate0
http://dolcepress.com/products/c… wow. rad card.
- imnotadesigner0
I've found that edge painted cards tend to rub of on everything they touch. They look nice in pics but Im not a huge fan.
- Gifto0
This printer is based in Scotland but I think they have a lot of customers in the US — they can gilt edge cards (in a limited number of colours) but would give a more accurate result. I'm sure they would litho print first too if you ask them.
