Two color, double sided business cards on 220lb Crane Lettra. ∞
Two color coasters on 220lb Crane Lettra for Steel City Church. ∞
I’ve hesitated to do this for quite some time, but in an effort to show a more personal side of Hoban Press, I’ve decided to create a Facebook page for posting shop pictures, history behind our vintage letterpresses, as well as some the nitty gritty details of the printing process.
If you’re into that sort of thing, like us on Facebook to follow our updates.
Hoban Cards will start selling card holders as an option with an order of calling cards for $10. These holders are made out of thick chipboard and open up wide, which is perfect for handling letterpress printed business cards on cotton stock - it prevents the cards from getting dinged and scuffed. The cases also feature a handsome inkless impression of the Hoban Press logo on the front.
If you already have a set of cards, and just need a holder, buy one here! ∞
Three color letterpress printed coasters on 220lb Crane Lettra for seesaw.co. ∞
Some lovely square letterpress printed cards we made for the talented Kaori Drome. ∞
Two color, double sided cards for Clearview Tea Co. Letterpress printed on 220lb Crane Lettra. ∞
I believe letterpress printing excels at simplicity - These cards are a great example. Printed for Hotel 1171 on 220lb Crane Lettra. ∞
Today I am announcing some lovely gift certificates for use on hobancards.com.
This will allow the giver to present a beautiful letterpress printed gift card, printed on the same stock and with the same quality that will be present on the final set of calling cards. A matching envelope will also included.
This is a unique & personal gift that will go well for any occasion. If you’re interested in a gift card, please contact me! ∞
I had a pleasant time working with Garrett from Sifter on these. Their handsome logo worked perfectly for these simple double sided letterpress printed cards on 220lb Crane Lettra. They also wrote a nice journal entry about them.
Be sure to check out the Sifter App - It’s a slick web based bug & issue tracking tool for small teams. ∞
They say, the carpenter’s house is never finished. Similarly, the letterpress printer never has any business cards. I’ve recently been embarrassed after explaining to friends an family how I make business cards for folks all over the world and I’m not able to provide them a card of my own!
To remedy this, I’ve designed and printed a simple, one color card. I think it turned out well and exemplifies the simplicity and elegance that I’m trying to promote with my letterpress printed business and calling cards. [Update] These are now available as a Hoban Card calling card template to purchase. ∞
I’m super excited to announce the launch of a brand new Hoban Cards website!
In addition to a complete redesign and introduction to the new logo, the new site offers a few new calling card templates - including, two new monogram cards with blind impressions, as well as a simple Twitter card.
Also, free samples can now be ordered easily through the Samples page.
Lastly, I’ve launched a new newsletter dedicated to news and promotions surrounding Hoban Cards. Each month I’ll be offering special deals for newsletter subscribers. If you’re interested, subscribe here.
Take a look around and let me know what you think!
This is a handsome card I designed and printed for Ryan Karpowicz. He came to me wanting a simple card and loved the blind impression. I’ve printed many minimal cards, but I think this layout, as of now, remains my favorite. ∞
A few weeks ago I finished some cards for WeSprout. They provided this wonderful design. I particularly loved the use of the blind impression in their logo and the social icons to organize their contact information.
If you are a parent (or soon to be parent) of young children, make sure to checkout http://wesprout.org. It sounds like they are doing some really innovative and exciting things in that space. ∞
I loved the design submitted by Old World Counterfeit and Dan Gretta for these hang tags. These one color letterpress printed cards turned out to be one of my favorite designs I’ve put through the press.
Printed on 110lb Crane Lettra. ∞
Hoban Press and Hoban Cards is now outfitted with some branding beautifully hand illustrated by the talented Sharon McPeake Burka of http://sharonmcpeake.com. ∞
I had a great time working with the talented Chris Ellison of substrata.ca. Chris submitted this delightfully minimal layout and I had a great time printing it. The Substrata text sinking into the lower margin of the card as a blind impression perfectly exemplifies the Substrata brand.
The cards were letterpress printed on 220lb Crane Lettra, Ecru. Photo credit goes to Chris himself! ∞
Recently, I’ve really been enjoying David Airey’s design blog. After seeing this post about his experience with ordering cards from Moo.com, I was compelled to contact him and offer a batch of my cards in the same layout - I knew he’d love them!
After receiving the cards, David wrote a nice post. Thanks David! ∞
When I received this design from Cy Coffman of Nudge, I was very excited to get started. The subtle circle texture as a blind impression worked out very well to frame in the contact information at the bottom.
Be sure check out http://studionudge.com and their impressive website and design work!
Printing on 110lb pearl white Crane Lettra. ∞
I had the honor to layout and print this simple card for Joe Spano. The cards were an anniversary gift from his wife. Great gift choice!
Printing on 110lb pearl white Crane Lettra. ∞