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BROWSE
INK Brand Collateral
Production Method
Die-cut
Offset
Design
Drew Hoffman
Creative Director: Todd Henderson
Art Director: Jason Simon
Project Manager: Caroline Hanley
Printing
The Dot
Grab one of these soft-touch-coated cards and chill out, because INK’s subtle but hard-won printing techniques are going to blue your mind.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
1.75 × 3.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Tango / Blanks C1S / 24 pt
Number of Colors
3
Varnishes
Soft Touch
Binding
Black Spiral (on notebooks)
Typography
Avenir
Project Description
INK is an advertising agency located in Irvine, Ca. The name INK was born from a realization that the single and consistent thread of communication throughout history has been ink. From prehistoric cave paintings to the Gutenberg press, to electronic ink in today's most sophisticated mobile devices - ink has been the vehicle by which stories are told. With INK's collateral I wanted to be simplistic in design but push the boundaries of what we could do with print. Business cards were printed with soft touch coating on one side and uncoated on the other. We also gave the the cards blue printed edges and slightly rounded corners. Through selective contrast of color and texture the card grabs your attention visually and tangibly. These same printing techniques continue forward throughout the collateral including presentation covers, stationery, and notebooks.Production Lesson(s)
One of our major issues was selecting a stock that would allow us to print uncoated inks on one side and soft coat varnish on the other. Luckily our printer helped us track down a stock that worked perfectly. Another issue we faced was color matching on the edge printing, specifically on the rounded corners. Originally our printer told us, 'People just don't do things like this' which only made me want it more. Through a couple of tests and a grueling color matching session we finally got it. One thing I learned on this project was to never let go of your vision. If you or your printer thinks they can't do something... press on. You might be surprised.
Post Author
Jessica Mullen
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
September 21, 2012
Filed Under
Collateral
Die-cut
Offset
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collateral
die-cut
edge painting
offset
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FPO (For Print Only), is a division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
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