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Here are the best print projects from July to December of 2013. We will be back with our regular programming on January 6, 2014
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12 — Dobrotti Stationery
I love resourceful DIY projects that make the final product look like it was more expensively produced. This one where a white circle is applied with spray paint and a stencil and then finished off with a colorful logo stamp looks like a hundred bucks (or more).
11 — Andina Capital Management Identity
This is business sexy at its best. The copper foil application on moody gray paper give this set of materials a highly sophisticated look with an edge to it.
10 — Artcrank STL Poster
A very fun and resourceful use of laser-cutting to mimic the shapes of bicycle wheel spokes punctuated with a set of background colored papers to customize your own print.
9 — Master Conclusion Book Design
In the same realm as number 10 above, this small run of books uses brightly colored covers to offset a thick laser-cut plank of chipboard with some extra bold typography. Finished with fancy binding adds to a piece full of nice contrasts.
8 — Law Office of Matthew Messina Identity
Some commenters complained that this wasn’t completely appropriate for a lawyer but we all agreed that the elaborate, ornate typography and the letterpress printing were perfectly appropriate for being awesome.
Note to self: Time to try rainbow foil on black paper stock — Russian constructivist typography optional.
6 — Bandito Design Co. Business Card
By “smushing it real good” as Ryan explains, this card looks as if white puffy material has been glued on black paper stock but it’s actually black ink letterpressed on white paper creating the effect of an embossed card.
5 — Sappi Ideas that Matter 2013 Call for Entries
Big, silver, and bright as a flamingo’s behind, this poster was quite impressive when seen in person. With that much silver ink on each poster you could probably take it to a pawn shop and cash it.
4 — 10 × 10 Booklet
Conceptually- and typographically-sound, this dual-spine book makes for a genuinely interactive piece.
3 — Balladyna: Brochure by YoStudio for Polish Theatre in Poznan
Exposed binding, how do I love thee? Despite being a now common technique, here the red ink and typography on the signatures takes it up a notch. The inside spreads in 2-color are also exceptionally engaging.
2 — “Let There Be Lights” Gruppo Cordenon Promo
Kevin Cantrell’s typographic stylings — also seen above in the lawyer identity — were perfectly suited for this paper promotion using the Moondream paper where a foil plate is pressed against it making the indentation translucent to light.
1 — AIGA Houston Presents Ben Barry Posters
My top project of the second half of the year involved a few of my favorite things: actual woodblock typography, letterpress, bright neon colors, and some DIY manual labor. The finished product has a very memorable, raw, layered look that changes from poster to poster with the imprimatur of a good, ol’ fashioned assembly line.
Production Method
Letterpress
Stencil
Design
AIGA Houston Board Members
Printing
Workhorse Printmakers
Post Author
Armin Vit
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
December 30, 2013
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
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Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
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Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
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Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
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