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BROWSE
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
12.375 in × 12.375 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
130 lb Uncoated Cover
Number of Colors
Offset: 3 Fluorescent Spot (Green, Blue and Orange, 1 at a time)
Letterpress: 1 Spot (Black)
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Digital type: Grotesque MT Bold Extended
Wood Type: Gothic/Gothic Condensed (Specific details unknown)
“Endless Bummer” is not only the latest LP from the band Pink Skulls but also the inspiration for the cover, well, covers conceived by Will Work for Good. 1,000 album sleeves were offset printed as single color, in three different fluorescent renditions. They sleeves were left unfinished and then 900 of them were run by hand through a Vandercook letterpress using woodblock type to customize each sleeve with a “bummer.”
And what exactly constitutes a bummer? Here is a brief sampling: Senior Drivers, Baby Showers, New Metallica, Infected Piercing, Bromance, Dick in Zipper, and Limp Fries, among many others. I didn’t count, but I believe you can see all 900 at Will Work for Good’s web site. After the letterpressing all sleeves were glued and folded by hand. The remaining 100 sleeves will be sold for $10 extra and can can be customized with your own bummer, as long as it’s under 20 characters — that’s 85% shorter than what Twitter allows, but 100% more hardcore.
You can purchase an existing Endless Bummer, or get your own, here.
“Endless Bummer” LP
Production Method
Design
Will Work for Good
Printing
Offset: Stumptown Printers
Letterpress: Will Work for Good at Pyramid Atlantic
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
November 19, 2009
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