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BROWSE
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
2.75 in × 2.75 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Uncoated
Number of Colors
1, black
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Futura
What is better than a lusciously thick business card? A good cup of coffee. And when you can get a sense of both in a single touch I believe that is a stroke of genius. Paper, texture, and color come together nicely in this business card where the only thing missing is the scent of coffee.
BaristaLab, a Los Angeles based espresso machine distributor and coffee lab, approached us looking for an identity system that would highlight the “industrial” and “mechanical” qualities of espresso machines. The design for their website, brand, and stationery was greatly inspired by espresso machine schematics. Our stationery system used several printing methods including deboss, letterpress, and a custom stamp.
An interesting printing challenge was combining all three of these printing methods. Doing so required some investigation and iteration into the proper thickness of paper stock to allow for the ink bleeding of the stamp, the deboss’ effect on the back of the card, and the letterpress’ reaction to the deboss texture.
BaristaLab Business Cards
Production Method
Design
a verynice design studio: Matthew Manos
Printing
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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
August 9, 2011
Filed Under
Business Cards
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deboss
letterpress
stamp
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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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