ADV @ UNDERCONSIDERATION Peek here for details
BROWSE
Client
Bath Artists' Studios
Quantity Produced
3,000
Production Cost
£520 ($788)
Production Time
10 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
A5: 148 mm × 210 mm (5.82 in × 8.26 in)
Page Count
16
Paper Stock
Challenger, uncoated, 120gsm
Number of Colors
1 Spot (Metallic PMS 876)
Varnishes
–
Binding
Saddle stitch
Typography
Monotype Bell
Compacta LT bold
Sometimes it is the small tweaks we can make to an existing design that will have the greatest impact on the revised or updated version. Ben International had worked with Bath Artists’ Studios before, and when asked to rework their seasonal program the analyzed the existing work and found ways in which to improve beyond the graphics.
We didn’t much care for the existing format, which didn’t quite offer enough space for all the content and felt a bit cheap. We made a nicer 16 page A5 format with greater image content, which we felt was befitting of an artists’ studio complex. Dropping from two to one colours meant we could produce a much nicer document for the same amount of money as they were currently spending on print. It also meant we could add some nice little touches like a more tactile stock, and some rather lovely brass stitching.
We also proposed the addition of a foreword and a featured artists section in each edition, so that the programme becomes a document that its recipients will want to browse through and hopefully keep.
The many type styles from the old templates had become confused or lost over time, so we provided a stripped down hierarchy of information that will be super easy for the BAS staff to implement now that we’ve handed the files over. They’ll be producing the forthcoming issues, each printed in a different single spot colour, which will over time build into an instantly recognisable and eye-catching series of documents. This first is printed in a special metallic, 876 U, and the series will feature such other mouth-watering treats as Rhodamine Red and 7467 U. Mmmm… Pantone references.
A nice improvement not only on the visual aspect of the program, but surely on the implementation of future issues to be done in-house.
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.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
July 12, 2010
Filed Under
Program
Tagged with
metallic ink
offset
program
saddle-stitch
uncoated
About
FPO (For Print Only), is a division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
FPO uses Fonts.com to render Siseriff and Avenir Next.
FPO is run with Six Apart’s MovableType
All comments, ideas and thoughts on FPO are property of their authors; reproduction without the author’s or FPO’s permission is strictly prohibited
Twitter @ucllc
Sign-up for Mailing List
Mailing list managed by MailChimp
Thanks to our advertisers
About UnderConsideration
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…
blogs we publish
Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
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.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
also
Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.
Related entries
2017 Brand New Conference Program
Impulsion/Impulse Program
2016 Brand New Conference Program
2016 Brand Nieuwe Conference Program
Taronga Zoo Invitation and Program