Tag: black
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Music Maker Relief Foundation: Tintype Meets Letterpress
Last year, Parklife Press was approached by Music Maker Relief Foundation to design, print and produce picture frames, customized to hold tintype images. You have questions! We know! Let’s get into it. First, a bit about Music Maker. The foundation, founded in 1994 by Tim and Denise Duffy and based in Hillsborough, NC, “was founded…
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Formal, with Flourishes
Alexandra and Michael were planning a black-tie, traditional Catholic wedding, and wanted their invitation to reflect that style. Alex was drawn to the Fountain design — seeing how the layout’s simplicity put the elaborate font on display, she was, as she put it, “hooked.” Deceptively simple in design, the typeface features intricate and playful ligatures…
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Old World Charm in New York City
The beauty of a classic, calligraphic invitation puts the emphasis on the writing. Here, in a invitation based on Quill, with custom calligraphy by Monica Rachel Lima, the swirls and flourishes of the text sets the tone for an elegant and festive occasion. The black ink on thick, pearl white paper stock is set off…
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Twist of Lime
Meghan and John knew they wanted letterpress invitations for their wedding, and had even seen Parklife’s work before — a friend of theirs worked with Travis and used a similar invitation design. So when it came time to plan their wedding, they were a step ahead. Based on Whirl, the design features a conventional text…
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Timeless Black on White
Michelle and Stephen weren’t familiar with letterpress when they began planning their black tie wedding, but a love of elegant invitations had been instilled in Michelle an early age. Her grandmother used to frame beautiful invitations she received, and Michelle had always admired those with simple black calligraphy on a white note card. Parklife’s Vignette…
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A New Year’s Swirl of Silver and Gold
Katie and Seth were getting married on the eve of New Year’s Eve, in Portland, Maine. They wanted a simple, elegant look — and getting married so close to holidays, they knew they wanted invitations that looked wintery without looking Christmas-y. They found the Whirl design and knew it would work well with their wedding…
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Durham, Via …
Megan and Ted had a bold, simple look in mind for their invitations. Both loved the clean look of the Futura typeface, which captured the wedding’s modern and traditional blend of styles. They first grabbed their guests’ attention with a save the date card, featuring a custom illustration by Travis, which traced the couple’s route…
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A Letterpress Wedding in Aurora
Kristin and Alex’s set was a lot of fun to print. We started with save the date coasters featuring custom pen and ink drawings (by Travis) of the wedding venue printed on our 600g cotton paper. Save the dates are often less formal and more playful than the actual invitations, so it seemed like the perfect…