Where thoughtful design meets the depth of letterpress
Letterpress began centuries ago as a way to share words with permanence. It required patience, pressure, and care — qualities that remain at the heart of the process today.
While tools have evolved, the essence of letterpress has not. Ink is still transferred by contact. Paper still receives the impression. And each piece is still shaped by human hands.
At Daisy Press, tradition informs the process, but design leads it. Every suite begins with careful composition — typography, spacing, proportion — refined long before the first sheet is pressed.
Because when ink meets cotton paper under pressure, the result isn’t just printed. It’s felt.
There’s something meaningful about that.
An invitation is often the first tangible piece of a celebration. It’s held, opened, turned over, saved. It introduces not only the details, but the tone.
Designed with intention. Pressed by hand in Houston.
The Process
Each suite begins as artwork refined for print. From there, a custom plate is created — a raised surface that will carry ink and physically press into paper. Every color is built separately.
The plate is mounted and aligned with precision. Placement is measured. Height is calibrated. Pressure is adjusted.
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The plate
Ink is mixed by hand. Each color is printed in its own pass through the press, building depth through layered contact.
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ink & Impression
Before printing begins, the press is fine-tuned. Impression depth, inking, and alignment are tested and adjusted until the result feels right.
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on the press
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make ready
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