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BROWSE
Client
Self-Promotion
Quantity Produced
150
Production Cost
£300 ($485)
Production Time
1 to 2 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
99 mm × 67mm (3.9 in × 2.6 in)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
GF Smith Colorplan, Ebony, 540gsm
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Gotham
These are definitely designer holiday cards. They’re tight and polished, and although they disregard the institutional green and red palette, the black works well to contrast the white foil, which is a beautiful abstraction for the weather everyone hopes for on christmas day.
This piece was promotional in purpose, intended to disseminate my web address to potential employers and collaborators, while simultaneously putting across my preferred style of design.
The concept started as “a designer’s approach” to Christmas. I invested some time creating typography, iconography and imagery that might serve, before eventually deciding on a bare-minimum approach. There are four variations, sent at random. Each includes a different icon, and a link to specially-created website.
This was my first experience with foil-blocking, and I was lucky to have a very helpful guide in Benwell’s. They were very accommodating with my requests for extra pressure when blocking, to achieve an indented feel.
Although I spent a lot of time working with different imagery, this served as a reminder never to over-think a project. For something like this, a single, strong idea is always preferable.
Christmas Business Cards
Production Method
Design
Matthew Hancock
Printing
Foil-blocking by Benwell's of London
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
Lauren Dickens
Lauren Dickens
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
April 20, 2011
Filed Under
Business Cards
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