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Short Run Letterpress
Posted by Nitzan in
19 Oct 2009 — 2:08am
19 Oct 2009 — 2:08am
Is it possible(and feasible) to have a short run of letterpress job without it costing an arm and a leg? I am looking to get my portfolio printed, with double processing and would really love to get crisp results on the text.
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19 Oct 2009 — 7:02am
Most any traditional printing (mechanical printing vs. digital) has an exponential pricing structure where the more you print, the cheaper the overall per-unit price is.
One way to save with letterpress would be to go with polymer plates instead of hand-set type (assuming you are outsourcing this...if it's DIY, then setting your own type would be cheaper)
19 Oct 2009 — 2:39pm
Cheers! I have spoken to a few printers and it looks like I would need to call it a pass for now.. Looking into other manual(non-digital) printing techniques. Temped, yet apprehensive about screen printing.