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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
2,000
Production Cost
AUS$1,400 (US$1,300)
Production Time
7 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
90mm × 55 mm (3.5 in × 2 in)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
300 gsm Cardboard
Number of Colors
1 foil (black)
Thoughtful consideration was placed on the production elements of this particular business card. The folks at Maud, whose design aesthetic is quite minimal, wanted to stand out and look quite special and interesting, by means of a beautiful print technique.
The hardest part was to find the particular stock that we were after and this took quite a while — also making sure a foil stamp was possible on the found stock. We also needed to make sure that a double sided foil stamp would not leave marks on the other side on such a stock. Therefore we went for a bit thicker card than planned, 300gsm, just to be sure. After looking at tons of samples and talking to different people, we were pretty sure our goals was achievable.
A simple and straightforward business card that upon closer inspection is not so simple after all. And as they quickly discovered, the foil stamp is actually impressively hard to scratch off even from this kind of stock — another plus for this combination of materials.
Maud Business Cards
Production Method
Design
Maud
David Park and Hampus Jageland
Printing
Pettaras Press
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
November 6, 2009
Filed Under
Business Cards
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Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
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