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Spencer Charles Poster

Production Method

Quoting the Beach Boys’ “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” about a man who thinks he may be too advanced for his reality, Spencer Charles’ hand-lettered self-promotional piece is giving me excitations. — Kelly Cree

Client

Self-promotion

Quantity Produced

250

Production Cost

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Production Time

3 Weeks

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

18 × 24.5 in.

Page Count

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Paper Stock

–

Number of Colors

2

Varnishes

–

Binding

–

Typography

Custom

This piece is available for purchase for $40 (Plus Shipping + Handling)

Would it be possible to print offset printing (CMYK Process colors) on uncoated brown paper? And will the ink show? Alternately: what is the best way of printing light colors on dark stock?

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Project Description

I created this poster as a way to explore and experiment with a variety of lettering styles. I intended for this print to be a giveaway or leave-behind for potential employers, but only had to use it once to land my current job as a designer for Louise Fili Ltd.

Production Lesson(s)

Printing this large can be very pricey in letterpress, but absolutely worth it. I first thought this would work better screen printed, but the Mandate Press surpassed my expectations, doing an immaculate job handling such a large print. The color and ink coverage is very consistent, punchy, and crisp.

Post Author

Kelly Cree

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

More: Online / On Twitter

Date Published

June 5, 2012

Filed Under

Letterpress
Posters

Tagged with

lettering
quotes
self-promotion

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