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Client
Seth Ciferri
Courier Coffee Roasters
Quantity Produced
150
Production Cost
$430 (plus 1 year of coffee!)
Production Time
2 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
8.25 in × 3.5 in × 2.375 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
40% recycled kraft bag with vegetable liner
Number of Colors
2 spot (light brown and dark brown)
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Custom lettering
Seth Ciferri has been making custom tattoo machines since 1994 creating a range of unique liners and shaders. One of his latest is the “Light Roast” liner and in keeping with the roast theme, Seth partnered with fellow Portland business Courier Coffee Roasters to create a special packaging that combines the liner with ½ pound of coffee. Bringing together the two entities was Keegan Wenkman, who created some lovely lettering and illustration compositions for each, and printing those on a kraft paper bag. The result is something we will call Rustic Independent Chic. Or not. Point being, it’s very nice. And, also, very hard as Keegan shares:
It’s terribly hard to print letterpress coffee bags, but possible. I had to build a jig of masking tape to fill the gap in the bag from its side folds in order to get a reasonable print… lots of fun though… its was low run, hand-fed and duo-tone, which made everything better.
Seth Ciferri/Courier Coffee Roasters Coffee Bags
Production Method
Design
Illustration and design: Keegan Onefoot
Printing
KeeganMeegan Press & Bindery
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
October 22, 2009
Filed Under
Packaging
Tagged with
kraft paper
lettering
letterpress
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