In revisiting our company value of being good to one another while brainstorming a holiday gift for our partners, we started to explore the concept of paying it forward. We’re all pretty familiar with the idea but were surprised to learn some of its origins. In our research, we found a beautiful, powerfully written letter from Benjamin Franklin to a friend who’d requested to borrow money and decided to create a typographically based poster of the letter’s contents for some pretty rad wall decor.
The two printing techniques we used—letterpress and hot foil stamping—leave subtle imperfections and variations in ink and impression, ensuring that no two works are entirely identical. We’re really happy with how it all turned out in the end and hope it acts as an inspirational visual reminder for anyone who sees it.