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May I See You Home? 19th Century Calling Cards Guaranteed to Score You a Date. In the 19th century, gentlemen used calling cards to formally introduce themselves to new acquaintances and to call upon friends and relatives in a dignified way. But there was another type of card used when a gentleman wanted to get the ball rolling with a lovely lady in a more casual way: the acquaintance card. According to The Encyclopedia of Ephemera, the acquaintance card was, “A novelty variant of the American calling card of the 1870s and 1880s,” and was “used by the less formal male in approaches to the less formal female.

Given also as an ‘escort card’ or ‘invitation card,’ the device commonly carried a brief message and a simple illustration….Flirtatious and fun, the acquaintance card brought levity to what otherwise might have seemed a more formal proposal. A common means of introduction, it was never taken too seriously.” The cards were designed as a comical way for a gentleman to break the ice, start a conversation, and flirt with the opposite sex. Vector Set of Vintage Ornaments with Floral Design Elements. TYPE: 2014 Letterpress Desk Calendar + Free Shipping | iSkelter Products. Shop. Bespoke Letterpress - Couture Wedding Letterpress Invitations Stationery & beautiful paperie.

Kitchen. File prep tips for letterpress design | Boxcar Press. Our favorite ways to receive files: a press-ready PDF with fonts embedded, or else an EPS file with type outlined If using Adobe Illustrator: Illustrator works very well for drawing artwork and setting type. Before sending your Illustrator file to us, outline the type (Type>Outline) and save the layout as a new file name (so that you can go back to edit the type if necessary later). Also, embed all linked images (an option in the Links palette). Preferred file formats: PDF or AI or EPS.

If using Adobe InDesign: InDesign work very well for typesetting and multiple-page layouts. If using Adobe Photoshop: If possible, use Photoshop only for imagery. Your scanner will likely save your image as a grayscale.jpg. Choosing colors: If printing in one color, use 100% Black (K) only in CMYK mode.

Images: Vector images (from Illustrator or Freehand) work very well. Bleeds: If you’re using a bleed, extend your artwork at least 1/16” past the trim. Don’t use a JPEG file for your images!