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Salt Lick Whiskey Barrel-Aged BBQ Sauce Package
Production Method
Foil stamp
Design
Greatest Common Factory
Creative Director, John Trahar
Art direction and design, Katie Johnson
Copywriting, Zach Rener
Producers, Joel Henderson and Amy Hurt
Printing
Clove Street Press
Learning the intricate nuances of designing for the shape of a bottle, this label takes advantage of the level of detail that can be obtained from foil stamping.
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Neenah / Classic Crest / Epic Black /
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Project Description
The Salt Lick, a Texas BBQ legend, asked us to create a bottle fit for their special edition whiskey barrel-aged BBQ sauce. We decided to play off the look of a vintage whiskey bottle with a bold, no-nonsense, typography-driven design. Since it is a special edition, we also wanted it to feel premium. So we picked a whopping 25 oz bottle and decided to print the label with a copper foil that would play off the color of the sauce itself and elevate the design even more. Each bottle is numbered and signed by the Pitmaster himself.Production Lesson(s)
The type on this bottle gets very small and the foil worked perfectly for that. Where there was a bit of a problem was within the letters "Barrel-Aged." There is a small, offset stroke surrounding the letters, and a bit of foil filled in in the space between. In retrospect, a pixel or two of extra space between the stroke and the letters could have helped a lot.Also, when creating the label to fit the shape of the bottle, we noticed that the tapering of the bottle made the wings of the label crooked. We had to slightly adjust the wings so that they pointed downwards at an angle of 3 degrees to compensate for the taper.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
September 26, 2016
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