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BROWSE
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
4.25 in × 5.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
French Paper, Smart White, 100lb Cover
Number of Colors
2 Spot per Card
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Clarendon
Futura
Circus KS
Skute
Krakt
Designer and printer and retailer all rolled into one? Indeed. With each passing day this is something that more of us are able to do. All you need is a little ambition, some good ideas, great design sensibility, access to printing technology and an online store.
I wanted to create a letterpress card line that was both playful and modern while also being nostalgic. Some of my biggest inspirations are mid-century modern design, vintage animation and song lyrics from classic 1980s hits. While I have been printing on a letterpress for three years, the biggest challenge I met while printing this card line was the art of registration.
As they say, practice makes perfect.
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
October 20, 2010
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Product
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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…
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.
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