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BROWSE
Brendan Barry Holiday 2011
Production Method
Offset
Design
Brendan Barry
Printing
HD Design & Printing
Not only did the card succeed in making me laugh, but it also had me seriously trying to decipher the graphics. The impossible task of turning holiday magic into hard data has officially been achieved.
Client
Self-promotional
Quantity Produced
250
Production Cost
$570
Production Time
60 hrs
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
Card: 10 in × 7 in; Envelope: A7 (7.25 in × 5.25 in)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Card: Neenah / Classic Crest / Solar White / 80C
Envelope: Matching 80T
Number of Colors
3 spot
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Futura, Helvetica
Project Description
I aimed to create a card for family, friends, and coworkers that would "educate" them about the state of affairs at the North Pole. The aesthetic originated in my work with data visualisation and the content from my sense of humour and interest in geopolitics. And if design and content came together just right, I hoped the card would get the reader to smile if not laugh. The envelope's concept solidified when the card was nearly finished. Surely the North Pole would not want its secrets getting out and so it seemed only natural that a warning should be issued to those receiving the card inside.Production Lesson(s)
Accustomed more to the freedoms of designing interactive data visualisations in terms of colour, size and the ability to layer stories, I struggled trying to find the right balance of design and content.
Post Author
Jessica Mullen
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
April 24, 2012
Filed Under
Holiday Card
Offset
V1 to V2
Tagged with
data visualization
envelope
futura
helvetica
holiday card
offset
self-promotion
spot ink
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