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BROWSE
Client
One Percent Productions
Quantity Produced
100
Production Cost
$25 in spray glue and paper doilies
Production Time
1 Month
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
21 in × 17.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Fox River Crushed Leaf, Light Blue 80lb Cover
Number of Colors
5 spot colors
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Metal type: Hand-set 15-line Gothic Wood Type and 30-pt Typo Upright
There is no shortage of cool letterpress or silkscreen gigposters out there that we could feature day in and day out, but what sets this poster apart is its designer’s and printer’s (Bennett Holzworth) resourcefulness to transform something as kitschy as paper doilies into a custom template for the design of the poster. As the photos of the process below show, this is what separates a handmade design from a design done on the computer made to look handmade. Certainly it helps to have your own letterpress — in this case, this is Bennett’s 12 × 18 New Style Chandler & Price Platen Press circa 1920 that lives in his garage.
John Vanderslice Poster
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Design, Illustration: Bennett Holzworth
Printing
Letterpress Printing: Bennett Holzworth
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
May 11, 2009
Filed Under
Letterpress
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DIY
doilies
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