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“Hello” Greeting Card

DESIGNED BY Beau Eaton

PRINT METHOD Laser-Cutting by Beau Eaton

An underused and underappreciated attribute of laser-cutting is that you can control the heat and power of the laser, allowing you to etch instead of vaporize the paper. Here, Beau says hello in different ways on a poor piece of chipboard that never knew what hit it.

Real Estate Council Fundraiser Invitation and Collateral

DESIGNED BY Matchbox Studio

PRINT METHOD Offset and Silkscreen by Lincoln Press

If you are going to do a Cowboy-themed invite for real estate people in Dallas you best go big or go home, no pun intended. Matchbox goes The Full Western with this tricked out moving wheel invite.

Scott Spooner’s Graduation Announcements

DESIGNED BY Scott Spooner

PRINT METHOD Inkjet by Scott Spooner

Sometimes the best effects are achieved right at home on a trusty inkject printer. As Scott points out, it’s all in the details: “it really came down to messing with the right settings so that the coasters would print slow enough for them to soak up the ink without it bleeding everywhere.”

Mama’s Sauce Business Cards

DESIGNED BY Mama’s Sauce

PRINT METHOD Letterpress by Mama’s Sauce

This is probably the most clever use of letterpress all year: the cards are printed with black ink, so the parts of the paper that are not inked and pressed look like they were embossed by an angel.

Jaime & Anthony Wedding Invitation

DESIGNED BY Stoltz Marketing Group

PRINT METHOD Letterpress by Paper Mill Designs Stationery & Letterpress Studio + Studio on Fire

We see a lot of letterpress wedding invitations on FPO but this one stands out for the cohesiveness across all pieces and the use of blind letterpressing to achieve some awesome textures.

Javier Garcia Business Card

DESIGNED BY Javier Garcia

PRINT METHOD Letterpress by Dependable Letterpress

And we also get a lot of letterpress business cards on FPO but what makes this one stand out is also the use of blind letterpressing in an unexpected way. Plus, the type and colors are very pretty to look at.

Fedrigoni Hotel Book

DESIGNED BY Thomas Manss & Company

PRINT METHOD Offset, Emboss, Foil Stamp, and Die-cut by Intergrafica Verona S.r.l.

Although not as “sexy” as other bests of the year, this small but brick-ish book is a wonderful paper promo, showcasing over 50 styles and weights through sophisticated offset printing and smart use of die-cuts.

“Free Your Brand” Mailer

DESIGNED BY MCM Communications

PRINT METHOD Offset and Silkscreen by Alpha Screen Graphics Inc. + Champ Printing Company Inc.

When a cold call just won’t do, you have to pull out the big guns, like this comprehensive boxed set of client-impressing design and printing goodness.

Playground Studio Business Card and Letterhead

DESIGNED BY Foreign Policy Design Group

PRINT METHOD Rubber Stamp

Probably the best use of rubbers stamps this year. Using only two of them, one of the logo and one for the contact info, and a range of subdued colored paper, this stationery looks perfectly consistent yet never boring or repetitive.

Notm Ormon Certificate and Envelope

DESIGNED BY Altitude

PRINT METHOD Letterpress by Dependable Letterpress Foil Stamp by JR Press

Although the subject matter wasn’t to everyone’s delight, the deliciousness of the foil stamp on chocolate brown paper could not be denied.

FEB Design Stationery

DESIGNED BY FEB Design

PRINT METHOD Silkscreen by FEB Design

White silkscreened type. Black and gray paper stocks. Done. It’s hard to pull of simplicity this convincingly.

Red Square Stationery

DESIGNED BY Red Square Agency

PRINT METHOD Offset by Gwin’s Commercial Printing

Printed in simple and confident 2-color offset, this stationery brings the funny with a cheesy image of the company’s founder that becomes evident only when you put together the 60 different business cards or 4 letterheads.

The Best of 2011 on FPO, Part 2: Jul - Dec

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The Best of 2011 on FPO, Part 2: Jul - Dec

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