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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
176
Production Cost
–
Production Time
8 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
105 mm (4.13 in) × 148 mm (5.82 in)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
200 gsm white uncoated
Number of Colors
Black + 1 (per postcard)
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Millhouse
Christopher Skinner recently purchased an old nipping press, and while mostly interested in bookbinding he began experimenting with linocut printing.
These cards came about as I was making small test pieces and enjoying the variation in quality, from over-inked to under inked and overpressed. It’s a ‘celebration’ if you like, of the vagaries and uniqueness of hand printing. The idea behind the postcards came from a genuine love of letterforms, and I had originally planned to do a series of letters in defunct victorian fonts. In the end, I decided that explore censored swear words as a means to celebrate the power of innocent symbols - if the pen is mightier that the sword, then the letterforms themselves are indeed, mightier than the pen, lead type, letraset, photocomposition, Mac etc, etc…
In a delicate size, these postcards are sure to impress upon the receiver a sense of humor and playfulness that many designers can relate to. Colorful and straightforward as the words they depict you can pick up a set — only 16 available — for your own use via Christopher’s online store. Note that each packet contains 10 postcards with the letters F, K, W, S, P, C, two Ts and two *s for your spelling delight.
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
December 1, 2009
Filed Under
Postcard
Tagged with
DIY
Hand pulled victorian nipping press
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
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