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BROWSE
Client
Mississippi State University Art Department
Quantity Produced
100
Production Cost
Under $150
Production Time
3 Days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
24 in × 18 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
French Paper, Pop Tone Razzleberry and Blu Raspberry, 100 lb Cover
Number of Colors
1 spot ink, silver
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Screenstar (small text)
It’s no secret that most designers like silver ink, a color that provides us with more “oomph” without having to break the bank. The use of this color usually follows one of two styles: subtle, elegant and sophisticated, or loud, bold and in your face.
These promotional posters were made for the 5th Annual MSU AIGA Graphic Design Student Show. The show is named Pix(elated!) so I wanted to design something bright, fun, and pixelated. Pixel art was something that I had always wanted to try, so this was the perfect opportunity. I printed the poster along with my teacher and other classmates, and then the posters were sent to several universities across the United States.
If you are new-ish to silkscreening, or you are thinking of using metallic inks don’t stop reading now—Dave has some insightful information to share.
It was a great learning experience designing something with pixels. It was very meticulous, especially since I also designed a full color logo to go with the poster. Also, It was my first time to print with silver ink, and I didn’t expect the ink to dry so fast while we were printing. We had to spray water on the screen several times to unclog it.
5th Annual MSU AIGA Graphic Design Student Show Poster
Production Method
Design
Dave Whitley
Printing
Dave Whitley
Jude Landry
Bryan Barham
Rob Toombs
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
July 13, 2011
Filed Under
Posters
Tagged with
DIY
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metallic ink
PMS
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silkscreen
uncoated
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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.
also
Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.
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