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Law Office of Matthew Messina Identity
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Kevin Cantrell
Design Consulting: Arlo Vance
Printing
The Mandate Press
There is something in the color palette and the textures in this identity that make me want to touch every letterpressed ridge and dot possible. That, or work for this lawyer so that I can get a card with my own name on it.
Client
Law Office of Matthew Messina
Quantity Produced
500
Production Cost
$3,000
Production Time
2 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
Letterhead11 × 8.5 in.
Bank Notes: 8.5 × 3.25 in.
Business Cards: 3.5 × 2 in.
Envelope: 9.5 × 4.125 in.
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane / Crane's Lettra / Pearl White / Text
Crane / Crane's Lettra / Pearl White / 110C
Number of Colors
2
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
HTF Knockout
Bauer Bodoni
Custom Lettering
Project Description
Authentic, genuine, and forthright. The Law Office of Matthew Messina embodies traditional values that provide the best legal services possible with an emphasis on estate planning, trusts, wills, contracts and family law. With a direct client's relationship, Matthew Messina works with each client through direct correspondence and personal contact. This necessitated a tactile method of correspondence that imbues the integrity, genuine nature, and customized experience of Matthew Messina.Production Lesson(s)
The registration on the fine lines proved to be very challenging. The nature of letterpress is that the artwork will expand as it is impressed into the paper. With such fine line and attention to detail, registration and alignment became the greatest challenge.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
July 9, 2013
Filed Under
Identity Materials
Letterpress
Tagged with
business card
CMYK
crane lettra
inkjet
letterhead
letterpress
PMS
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