Achievement Unlocked: Letterpress Business Cards

Haylee Ebersole of Meshwork Press zeroes in on the Bright Archives blue. May 2024. Photography by Bright Archives.

We recently surpassed six months of business ownership, and things have been going well! To celebrate, we indulged in something nice for ourselves—letterpress business cards, printed by our friends at Meshwork Press.

These aren’t your garden variety business cards. These cards are printed one-by-one on a 1929 Chandler and Price platen press. The color is mixed by hand, and our design is pressed into the paper, creating indentations that you can feel. Watch the process below.

We’ve been thrilled to work with Meshwork on a number of projects, from their Bright Archives-produced introduction video to our recent documentary short “Flower to the Mind.” Keep an eye out for their greeting cards in stores or at pop-up events throughout Pittsburgh and elsewhere. And next time you see us out and about, ask us for a business card.