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The Designers Behind: UTS 2013 Grad Show Invites
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Olivia King
Sebastian Andreasssen
Printing
Phil Smith
These invitations to an MFA graduate design show blends elements of the current “so bad it’s good” and “crack the code” design trends. Playful elements—like the “handwritten” notes and the 3 in 2013 turned into a butt—bring levity to a piece which is otherwise highly structured and meticulously executed.
Client
University of Technology Sydney
Quantity Produced
500
Production Cost
–
Production Time
1 day
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
–
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane / Crane Lettra / Fluorescent White / 600gsm
Number of Colors
4
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
DIN
Project Description
In creating an identity design for the 2013 UTS Visual Communications Grad Show, we wanted to portray the fun, youthful and dedicated personalities of this year’s graduates, particularly with reference to the idea of “working our butts off” and their “exposure” to the industry. Using a series of visual and verbal puns, a mark and identity was established across a variety of collateral including invitations, screen printed posters and gallery murals.Invitations were letterpressed at The Distillery with a fluoro ink gradient of PMS 805 to 806 with and an overprint with Reflex Blue. Designed by Olivia King and Sebastian Andreassen, with art direction from Michelle Catanzaro.
Production Lesson(s)
Creating a clean fluoro gradient over a large run of prints presented a difficult challenge for the production team. However through combination of skip feeding, a split-fountain and a mid-run wash of the press, we were able to keep the colours vibrant and consistent across all invites.
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
January 24, 2014
Filed Under
Invitations
Letterpress
Tagged with
DIN
fluoro
Reflex Blue
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