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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
200
Production Cost
£80 (US$128)
Production Time
6 Weeks
"Due to me only silkscreen printing once a week"
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
13.5 cm × 13 cm (5.3 in × 5.1 in)
Page Count
12
Paper Stock
Dalum, Cyclus Offset 200 gsm, uncoated
Number of Colors
7 Spot
Varnishes
Water-based varnish on cover
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Typography
–
We’ve featured Andy Smith before and that’s not just because his illustration style is funny and endearing but because he gets his hands inky (and dirty we assume) by printing his little promo booklets himself. I don’t know how he does it, but he infuses so much color and vibrancy into the prints that the color looks as if it was colored paper.
I wanted to produce a piece of work that would showcase some of the animal characters that I have created. I think they have human characteristics and so I wrote out of a list of bodily complaints and statements that a human might say. I then drew the animals and tried to make some reference to each complaint. Finally the animals and complaints were mixed up so that the type and image does not correspond.
He makes it look effortless but the 6-week production time and the quote below show the joys of DIY printing.
The biggest challenge was silkscreening it. Sometimes it just doesn’t go right!
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
November 22, 2010
Filed Under
Self promotion
Tagged with
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DIY
illustration
self-promotion
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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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