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BROWSE
Client
Kelly and John
Quantity Produced
150
Production Cost
$375
Production Time
1 week
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
–
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Eames 120 lbs
Number of Colors
1, black
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Verlag (Hoefler & Frere-Jones)
Dover
Weddings, as of late, have taken a colorful turn. Kelly and John designed their wedding materials with a refreshingly more “traditional” color scheme: black and white.
We opted for black and white colors and wanted to display our classic and modern sensibilities while being romantic. The inspiration is part 1960s and part-French post card. We tried to forget any type of graphic trends so that these would look as if the invitations would look timeless. Finally, we did this all with one-color printing to save money and time on printing.
The hardest part? You have to stop nitpicking at some point… or you run out of time. Designing your own wedding invitations are some of the most intense hours you will ever spend. When it is something this important, you will spend hours looking for mistakes when there are none.
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
Bryony
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
October 11, 2010
Filed Under
Wedding materials
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black and white
eames
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