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BROWSE
Client
National College of Art and Design
Quantity Produced
500
Production Cost
€5,000 (US$7,242)
Production Time
9 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
160 mm × 230 mm × 15 mm (6.29 in × 9.05 in × 0.59 in)
Page Count
74
Paper Stock
Chromomatt Silk, 170gsm
Number of Colors
CMYK
A large book is a both a thrill and a challenge. In the case of this one, the adventure is heightened by the participation of 26 students and 6 faculty members who set out to raise the necessary funds to produce the book.
The idea for A to & stemmed from the number of students in our class. The theme was used to create a limited edition set of posters along with a unique Typeface (VisCom09) via a poster collection that was sold to raise money to fund the production of the book. In addition to the A to Ampersand posters, each double-page spread features a photograph of the student and two posters of their degree projects. The double-page spread offers the viewer an insight into each student’s personality and design skills/interests. In addition to the book, we designed a poster, a website and a photographic slideshow. The website features a variety of work from each student along with contact details.
It was originally intended to be print on uncoated stock, but the darkness of many of the posters was flooding and details were getting lost. A coated stock was used at the last minute rendering a finer and more successful result. Another challenge? The perfect alignment of the yellow spine. But careful considerations, and attention to detail during the pre-press stage ensued a beautiful catalog of poster work that students and staff alike should be very proud of.
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
January 13, 2010
Filed Under
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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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products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
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Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
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