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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
100
Production Cost
$10
Production Time
1 day
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
3.5 in × 2 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Chipboard
Number of Colors
Hand-mixed brown
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Classic Caps by Letterhead
Brothers by Emigre
Self-promotional business cards provide an excellent opportunity for experimentation. Letterpressing an intricate design on chipboard proved a successful endeavor for designer Oleg Lyutov. Any readability lost in translation is clearly reconciled with the rich texture of pressed chipboard.
These were designed with an intent to emphasize the sense of custom, precious, and sustainable design, which can be affordably created and executed. These cards are not designed only to stand out, but also to be able to resist wear and tear due to the robust features of the chipboard.
The production process is the great example that an impossible may come true. During the design process, there were serious doubts whether such intricate details can be transferred onto photopolymer. Further on, it was a challenge to apply a proper amount of ink so the excess will not be pushed out and fill the negative space when debossing occurs. Thirdly, it was absolutely unclear how well the crude chipboard would take the letterpress impression. Another challenge was to engineer custom grippers that would hold the pre-cut cards in place. During the production process, it was discovered that packing the platen with a metal sheet, rather than a paper, would give the most dramatic deboss while maintaining sharp impression.
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
Jessica Mullen
Jessica Mullen
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
October 18, 2011
Filed Under
Business Cards
Tagged with
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chipboard
deboss
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