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BROWSE
Client
Self
Quantity Produced
350
Production Cost
$50
Production Time
4 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
2.5 in × 2.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane's Lettra, 220 lb DTC
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Gotham
Warnock Pro
Created with the resourcefulness only a student could conjure up, these hand-cut and hand-duplexed business cards look professionally manufactured as well as unique. A+!
The biggest challenge was budget. The first quote I got was all-inclusive offset printing, paper, and die-cutting at roughly $750. Being a student, that was nowhere near the realm of possibility. So I compromised. I purchased the 110-pound paper, printed each side digitally through the local University Press, adhered the two separate sides of the card together myself, and endeavored to do all of the die-cutting by hand. It ended up taking about 1 hour of personal labor per 50 printed cards. Considering my final cost, this was no issue at all, and at times it was even enjoyable.
Dustin K. Friesen Business Card
Production Method
Die-cut
Digital
Design
Dustin K. Friesen
Printing
University Press: Upland, Indiana
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
February 22, 2012
Filed Under
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Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
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products we sell
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Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
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