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BROWSE
Client
The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania
Quantity Produced
200
Production Cost
$1695.00 plus shipping
Production Time
3 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
20 in × 20 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Intermills-Cordenons, Metal, Malmero Perlé Noir 92 Cover
Number of Colors
2 Spot
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
–
I could not have thought of a better visual metaphor myself than a pair of woman legs stitched to a flaming fish to promote he Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania’s Annual Alumni Exhibit. Of course I didn’t. Greg Bennett did. And he does that kind of thing often for his posters that are not just greatly designed but always greatly produced.
This poster was produced with a finishing process called foil stamping as opposed to traditional offset, digital or screen printing. Foil stamping is a process which transfers colored foil from a sculpted metal plate onto another surface such as paper. Foil stamping is much like any other form of non-traditional finishing, when it’s done right it adds a commemorative value to a well-designed piece because of the craft behind the process. Greg selected two contrasting foils, one matte/dull and one shiny/reflective to fully enhance the foil effect. The paper specified was Malmero Perlé, Noir which is very interesting because it has tiny metallic flecks embedded in the paper fibers.
I had the pleasure of photographing this piece and I can attest to the coolness of the tiny metallic flecks and how great the contrast between the glossy and matte foil stamp is, almost like mixing silkscreen with foil stamp.
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
October 6, 2010
Filed Under
Posters
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