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HAUS Identity Materials

Production Method

Stylex 3D

These elegantly laser-cut and foil-stamped identity materials came at a high time cost; each card was individually taped to keep those whites bright. Worth it! — Jessica Mullen

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Paper Stock

Mohawk / black / white / black / Strathmore / 220 DTC

Number of Colors

1 (gold)

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Binding

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Typography

Akkurat light

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Naturally enough, we elected to develop the identity for our own studio, Haus. Haus aims to be Montreal’s premier identity design firm: the go-to studio for laying the foundations, building the framework and creating the personalities of the brands that surround us. Our belief in the virtue of simple messages and clear ideas is reflected in our clean and pared-down image. Based on primary forms, our logo and all the identity building blocks stemming from it convey the idea of getting as close as possible to the universal by retaining only that which is essential. Less, but greater quality–that’s our leitmotif.

Production Lesson(s)

It was the first time we've done Lasercutting. We realised that the process was leaving some burning edges on the white paper. We had to tape each card one-by-one to protect the whites. Yes, I know...

Post Author

Jessica Mullen

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

More: Online / On Twitter

Date Published

February 6, 2015

Filed Under

Foil stamp
Identity Materials
Laser-Cut

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foil stamp
identity materials
laser cut
letterhead
matchbook
pencil
wrapping paper

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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…

blogs we publish

Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.

Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.

Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.

products we sell

Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.

Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.

Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.

Other / Various one-off products.

events we organize

Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.

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.

also

Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.

Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.

UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.