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BROWSE
Client
Lee and Michael
Quantity Produced
150
Production Cost
$150
Production Time
12 hours
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5 in × 7 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Uncoated stock from Paper Source. Colors include Gravel, Cement, and Rhubarb.
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Hand-drawn
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: I really appreciate wedding invitations that tell a story beyond providing the factual information about the upcoming event. Mallory’s hard work in creating the perfect lettering for Lee and Michael surely pays off by creating a unique visual vocabulary owned by the happy couple. Plus, nothing like a little DIY action to get in the wedding mood.
Lee and Michael are an incredibly vivacious couple—they posses this amazing blend of classic grace and modern comfort. Lee and I selected the color palette together and she waited patiently while I hand-lettered dozens of versions for the invitations. She and Michael wanted something reminiscent of the golden age of Hollywood, with a modern/casual twist. So we went with a traditional design blended with custom lettering and a neutral grey and rose color palette.
A recurring lesson I seem to be learning the hard way is calculating production time—when you’re producing things yourself, it always takes about 4 hours longer than the longest time you’d anticipate. I have learned to cope with this, by having a couple of friends, good music, plenty of beer and possibly some ice cream on hand…
Lee and Michael Wedding Invitation
Production Method
Design
Mallory Grigg
Printing
Canon Pixma Pro9000
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
July 1, 2011
Filed Under
Wedding materials
Tagged with
CMYK
color paper
DIY
inkjet
uncoated
wedding invitation
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