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Sandbox Zen of Letterpress Business Cards
New for 2011! Slow Print's Zen of Letterpress Business Cards (black on white) 1000 for $179!
Announcing Slow Print's Zen of Business Cards™ templates designed by SlowPrint founder and Director of Typography Peter Fraterdeus and others. This is the best deal in the letterpress world right now, and we'll keep the price as low as we can for as long as we can!
Use your own design* if you like!
We're happy to be working with Matthew Butterick, author of Typography for Lawyers, to offer Matthew's custom typographic templates through tflprintshop.com. They're not only for lawyers!
Black ink, single-sided on 110# Strathmore "Soft White" Writing Cover**
500 cards for $149. • 1000 cards for $229. • 2000 cards for $409. • 3000 cards for $569.
$15. S&H*** for any quantity to any US location via USPS Priority Mail.
If you need to divide up a larger order, we can do that but there's a per name surcharge of $30. Minimum of 500 cards per name, please.
Order yours now! Also, please let us know how we're doing: Slow Print Visitor Survey — Did you find what you want? Too expensive? Too many choices? Just window shopping? Please let us know!
If you need the cards faster, or to use different colors, or different stock, of course, you should check out our
Letterpress Business Card Estimator
where you can figure your own quote with different paper options, and colors for one or two sided business cards.
We will use the information in the form below to design your card based on the template you choose here.
Our Zen of Letterpress Business Cards offer is for people who love letterpress and love the "Zen" black-on-white look. These template-based cards are delivered in three to four weeks. The time frame is shorter as people fill up the slots in the 6-up press sheet. If you find others to help get the slots filled, you'll get your cards faster ;-) Crowd-booking! Tweet it! Tweet this page!
We've asked a number of great designers to start working on new templates as well, so the selection will be growing over time.
Please double-check your address, email, phone number etc. By placing your order you affirm that you have read and agreed to our Trade Terms and Conditions, and the FAQ for Zen of Business Cards orders!
You can download the high-res PDF version of this sheet by clicking on the template image!
Some designs require a double-impression for solid coverage. If you need solid black for larger type or graphic elements, there's a $75 charge for this service. We run the cards with standard coverage to get crisp inking of small type and line elements. To produce solid coverage in larger areas, we then trim away the finer type and line from the polymer plate, leaving the heavy elements only. The Heidelberg Windmill press provides perfect registration, and allows us to then run the stock through the press again for a second hit on the solids.
Without this, the solid areas will read as a medium gray rather than black, as the texture of the paper prevents a single hit from covering completely.
Changes to templates, including swapping in user provided graphic elements are $50. additional.
*Some conditions apply, as follows:
To use your own design, THE FOLLOWING MUST BE OBSERVED.
Please submit a finished PDF black & white only, with ALL FONTS CONVERTED TO PATHS.
THAT MEANS 100% BLACK INK ONLY, NO GRAY VALUES, NO PHOTOS, NO PHOTOSHOP. Any image must be ONE-BIT TIFF, NO GRAY, NO 8-BIT. We're happy to help, but IF ANY CHANGES ARE REQUIRED to make your design work it's a $50 additional charge. NO WORD DOCS ACCEPTED. NO PRINTSHOP PRO, NO PHOTOSHOP DOCS. NO CANCELLATIONS OR REFUNDS!
Please Contact Us if you have questions!
** NB. Soft-white is not bright or florescent white. It's slightly creamy. Soft. White.
*** Shipping and Handling US only. Other countries $35-75 for International Priority Mail. Customs charges, tariffs and any other fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
