Saw a print shop in Portland running a 1950s letterpress for wedding invites

Watched them hand-feed each sheet of cotton paper into a Heidelberg Windmill press and the registration was dead on every single impression, how do old machines still outdo modern digital in terms of texture and feel?

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susanm223h ago

I used to think digital was the way to go for print work, but watching that press run changed everything. The way the ink settles into the cotton paper creates a texture you just can't replicate, almost like the letters are sitting on a tiny cushion. Have you felt the impression from a letterpress compared to a digital print?