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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
Business Cards: 500 each of 2 names
Letterhead: 700
Envelope: 500
Production Cost
$3,000
Production Time
3 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
Business Cards: 3.375 × 2.25 in
Letterhead: 8.5 in × 11
Envelope: No. 10
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Mohawk Navajo 80lb text
Domtar Hots 65lb cover
Number of Colors
2 Spot (Black + PMS Yellow 012)
Varnishes
Business Cards: Spot varnished type to avoid transfer
Binding
–
Typography
Helvetica
For his own stationery, Mike Kasperski went with some very basic essentials: Helvetica, yellow and black. What could potentially look boring and default, here comes across as design-ey and sophisticated — two qualities that a designer should never shy away from. To make matters more design-ey and sophisticated, Mike created his business cards by sandwiching a heavy yellow cover paper between two text-weight sheets of Mohawk Navajo, which creates a lovely effect. And, interestingly, rather than specify a different weight for each piece, that same Navajo sheet was used to print the letterhead and custom envelope as well, so the whole project can be printed in one go.
Matter Strategic Design Stationery
Production Method
Design
Creative Direction and Design: Mike Kasperski, Matter Strategic Design
Printing
Springfield Graphics
Flash Reproductions
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Armin
Armin Vit
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
April 13, 2010
Filed Under
Stationery
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
blogs we publish
Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
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Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
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