Evan Calkins and Hoban Cards

Evan Calkins created Hoban Press & Hoban Cards after he bought his first letterpress machine. He’s a master of his craft and I was really excited to talk to Evan because I’m very interested in that creaft. He creates fantastic looking business cards and sationary, and even did my cards! We’ll talk about what it’s like doing a highly specialized thing in the real world – a physical product, and hear some good stories along the way.
Show Notes

* Hoban Cards
* Evan on Twitter
* Hoban Press
* Briar Press

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Hey everybody! And welcome to aniother episode of How I Built It, the podcast that asks, “How did you build that?” Today, my guest is Evan Calkins from HobanPress. I was really excited to talk to Evan because he does something I’m very interested in: letterpress. He creates fantastic looking business cards and sationary, and even did my cards! We’ll talk about what it’s like doing a highly specialized thing in the real world – a physical product! – but first, a word from our sponsors.
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