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MXR | 40 Poster

Production Method

Forced to use CMYK instead of PMS because of budget constraints, the designers at Dunlop were a bit apprehensive about how the colors would print on this 40th anniversary poster commemorating the MXR brand. With a utilitarian approach inspired by the New York Subway map, art director Graham Shaw and his team were able to achieve vibrance similar to the brightly colored “stompboxes” themselves.
— Kelly Cree

Client

Self-Promotion

Quantity Produced

2,000

Production Cost

–

Production Time

–

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

24 × 36 in.

Page Count

–

Paper Stock

Titan / Silk Cover / 100#

Number of Colors

4/0

Varnishes

Satin Coating

Binding

–

Typography

Helvetica 75 Bold
Eurostile Extended

You Rule Book

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Project Description

To commemorate the the 40th anniversary of the MXR brand, we launched the MXR | 40 campaign.

Because the essence of the MXR brand is simplicity and utility, we felt the visual vernacular of the piece should embody those same traits. The approach of the Swiss and The International Typographic Style seemed best suited for the piece, but our biggest inspiration came from Massimo Vignellii's famous New York subway guide.

This poster was accompanied by a series of print ads appearing in magazines like Guitar World and Guitar Player, and was also distributed to retailers across the globe.

Production Lesson(s)

Trust in CMYK.

The products featured in this poster all have specific paint codes and PMS values, but due to the budget constraints of the project we were only able to use process conversions. Initially we were worried about what the results would be, but it came out great!

Post Author

Kelly Cree

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

More: Online / On Twitter

Date Published

July 9, 2015

Filed Under

Offset
Posters

Tagged with

cmyk
infographic
music
Swiss Style

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