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These business cards for a company that rents modern-styled houses in the Los Angeles hillside may be basic, but there is a wealth of influence beneath the minimal presentation in the color palette pulled from the Los Angeles sunset and design distilled from 1970s Southern California lodging signage.
Client
Lodging 323
Quantity Produced
1,000 (4 x 250 per color combination)
Production Cost
–
Production Time
–
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
2 × 3.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
French / Construction / Grout Gray / 80 C Duplexed
Number of Colors
8
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk
Project Description
The logo was inspired by the modern stylings of the housing rentals (think: Eames) as well as rich 1970s Southern California lodging signage. The saturated colors reflect colors found while in the hills over-viewing the sunset.Production Lesson(s)
I learned to duplex! Attaining the best weight for our unique paper choice was best resolved by combining two thinner weights. Additionally, matching multiple colors until accurate for screen printing takes a few rounds of revisions, and a very patient (and in our case, an incredibly talented) ink mixer.
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
January 10, 2014
Filed Under
Business Cards
Silkscreen
Tagged with
Akidenz Grotesk
duplex
signage
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