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BROWSE
Client
Recordings of Thin Consolation
Quantity Produced
600
Production Cost
€400 (US$553), cardboard
€450(US$622), cardboard processing
€150 (US$207), silkscreen
€1,000 (US$1,382), Total
Production Time
–
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
19 cm. × 13 cm. × 6 mm. (7.5 in. × 5.1 in. × 0.25 in.)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Cardboard
Number of Colors
4 spot colors: black, silver, white, grey, red
Varnishes
Transparent base layer over the silver
Binding
–
Typography
Cholla Sans by Emigre
Recordings of Thin Consolation (RoTC)is a Brussels based record label that releases albums from a variety of artists in genres ranging from hip-ho,p to electronic, to jazz and does so in any manner needed, from 12-inch vinyl, to CDs, to MP3s. For the latest electronic jazz release, “Unavoidable Casualty,” by Back & Forth — which the web site describes as “The perfect soundtrack to drink hard liquor alone in a dingy bar” — RoTC, who happen to have a silkscreen studio named the Dr. Merlin Print Shop, opted for a triple-layered cardboard DVD-sized package. They say they like cardboard because it’s cheap and more malleable than plastic. But everyone knows that cardboard is simply awesome, no matter what. The layered cardboards then have a hole for the CD, lined with red or gray felt, which in turn has a hole drilled through it — they described it to us as an “aesthetic hole” and, as far as I know, graphic design could use more aesthetic holes. The feathery illustration, by Camille, is meant to convey the detailed nature of Back & Forth’s music and is silkscreened on the case and the CD itself. This is a look that could be described as Elaborate Cheap.
“Unavoidable Casualty” CD
Production Method
Silkscreen
Design
In-house
Illustration: Camille
Printing
In-house
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
July 2, 2009
Filed Under
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