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Portland General Store Brochure
Production Method
Foil stamp
Offset
Design
Stitch Design Co.
Peter Frank Edwards Photographs
Sandy Lang
Printing
Wentworth Printing
A sophisticated yet understated cover wraps around a beautiful set of printed photographs that showcase the latest creations by Portland General Store—a nice contrast to the more relaxed and journalistic images.
Client
Portland General Store
Quantity Produced
1,000
Production Cost
$17,000
Production Time
7 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
12 in × 12 in
Page Count
24 (French folded) + Cover
Paper Stock
Cover: Royal Compliments Chocolate Truffle 100C
Interior: Multiple
Number of Colors
Cover: 1 spot ink
Interior: CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
Perfect Bound
Typography
–
Project Description
Troy and Lisa of Portland General Store have created a unique and unabashedly male line of authentic and all natural personal care products. Each of their products are custom-mixed from sea minerals, clays, essential oils and and other plant-derived ingredients. Not only are the products well made, but are smart, masculine and sleek. Their inventory includes such items as Whiskey After Shave, Face Bomb Cleansing Mud, and Maine Cologne.PGS contacted Stitch in June to help design and produce the catalogue for their latest collection. In collaboration with Sandy Lang (copywriting) and Peter Frank Edwards (photography) we designed a piece that showcased the life and lifestyle of the typical Portland General Store male. The intent was to make the photography the hero. We took cues from the Machine Era when selecting fonts and graphic details, which were both minimally enfused throughout the piece.
Production Lesson(s)
Since the design and production phase happened in about 2 weeks total, there was no time to waste. We were very cautious and calculated when selecting paper and printing process in order to ensure that the printer met our clients deadline. The cover was released in advance of the interior pages in order to buy a little time.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
May 24, 2012
Filed Under
Brochures
Foil stamp
Offset
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