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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
1,000
Production Cost
$2,375
Production Time
One Month
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
Flat: 70 cm × 100 cm (27.5 in × 39.3 in)
Folded: 25 cm × 35 cm (9.8 in × 13.7 in)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Dacostern matte art paper, 135 gsm
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
Spot Gloss Varnish
Binding
–
Typography
Times New Roman, Italic (generic version)
Times New Roman Expert MT, by Linotype ("for non lining numerals!)
The sans serif is something we drew based off a specimen we found in the public library which was unnamed, we are calling it Zut Gothic.
Making an impression as a small independent design firm in New York is a challenge. One strategy is to go big. Exactly what Frank DeRose did for the opening announcement for his new studio, Zut Alors!, where he created big Z to carry around the streets of the city and then placed that in a big sheet of paper to send out as a promotion.
The project was produced to introduce the studio to potential clients. This turned out to be the most difficult thing ever… we built the six foot styrofoam Z in November of 2008 (November 1, in fact, that is my mother’s birthday) and photographed it a week later. I then spent the next year trying to come up with something that could go on the other side of the piece of paper that the Z image is printed on. In the end what happened is that every idea I had over the course of said year ended up as the reverse side of the image of the Z.
The main thing was getting as big of a sheet to print on as possible… this led us to get quotes from European printers as they just ended up being more economical. We are a New York based shop and the local printers were simply more expensive, or could not handle a large enough sheet.
The result is an enjoyably hectic poster filled with clever details to discover. And if you are wondering about the studio’s name, Facing Sideways had an interview with Frank:
The process of incorporating a business in NY State requires that you send the bureaucrats 3 options and they tell you which of those 3 you can use, they start with the first, et cetera. We sent, literally, 3 lists of 3, and all of those 9 names were taken. So, eventually, Zut Alors! It is just a phrase that stuck in mind from an elementary school French class. And it is funny to have an office which is basically named “Darn it.”
Bonus business card shots.
Zut Alors! Opening Announcement
Production Method
Design
Design and copywriting: Zut Alors Inc.
Photography: Pilar Freire
Printing
E&B Engelhardt und Bauer
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 1, 2010
Filed Under
Self promotion
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