Risograph printing (or risography) makes a great alternative to traditional, commercial four-color process printing, or CMYK. Using strictly spot colors, the vibrancy of risograph ink is unmatched. Plus, there is a wacky, loose quality to a risograph print that can't be replicated with highly accurate printing methods.

For special projects like wedding invitations, letterpress printing—beautiful and tactile as it is—can quickly become unaffordable at higher quantities. But quantity is where risograph printing excells! Cost per piece drops dramatically when you print over 100 copies. There may be no deboss on fluffy rag paper, but a lot more is possible design-wise with risography that wouldn't be possible with letterpress.

Risography transforms a plain image into a textured, velvety, one-of-a-kind work of art. Variations in registration and surface imperfections lend an authenticity to the final product. Every copy is slightly different and thus unique. These are not flaws in risograph-land. It's part of the charm. Anyone who prints with a RISO duplicator will tell you, it's just kind of FUN!