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MMXIV: Star Chart Calendar
Production Method
Silkscreen
Design
Ethan Allen Smith
Justin Dickau at Fairweather Press, print guidance
Printing
Fairweather Press
This limited edition 2014 calendar and star chart engages a winsome combination of gold and cyan inks on Nightshift Blue French Construction paper — in which the gold is particularly well paired. Designer Ethan Allen Smith used actual star charts to lay out each of the almost 3,000 stars in this abridged version of the night sky one at a time. In other words, the tedium of careful design pays off once again.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
25 × 9.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
French / Construction / Nightshift Blue / 100
Number of Colors
2 (original run), 3 (limited edition)
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Monotype Grotesque
ITC Motter Corpus
LTR Federal
Project Description
I created this calendar as a New Year's "thank you" to some of the wonderful people in my life. I was excited to use metallic gold ink in a project (after having wonderful success on my previous project using copper). After sketching out the concept, I used star charts to lay out the night sky. Each of the nearly 3,000 stars were placed individually.Along with the original run of 80 posters, an additional 10 were created with a third screen. This EXTREMELY limited edition included the birthdays and anniversaries of all of my wife's and my family members.
Production Lesson(s)
I don't know that I've ever had more fun with a design project. Both I and my printer were determined to push his equipment to its limits. Getting the fine lines and small shapes required was a challenge, especially because of the consistency of the metallic gold ink. We were also meticulous in the placement of the layers, especially the final "family" layer.
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
February 18, 2014
Filed Under
Calendar
Silkscreen
Tagged with
Gold Metallic Ink
limited edition
numbered and signed
stars
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