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120WaterAudit Water Testing Kit
Production Method
Flexography
Offset
Design
Co-motion Studio
Stacey McClure, Designer
Jon McClure, Designer
Printing
Welch Packaging
A fantastic use of two colors that creates a great sense of depth and freshness for a beautifully designed project.
Client
120WaterAudit
Quantity Produced
2,000
Production Cost
–
Production Time
3 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
–
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
65C
100C
Number of Colors
2
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Acumin Pro Condensed
Museo Sans
Serifa
Project Description
120WaterAudit is a water testing service for businesses and consumers. They provide a convenient way to frequently test your water for unhealthy contaminants. 120WaterAudit engaged Co-motion Studio to create a premium brand and intuitive packaging that emphasized the quality of their product.The kit needed to weigh less than a pound and fit in a residential mailbox. Every kit includes:
- a bottle to collect your water sample
- a chain of custody sticker for lab processing
- a box seal for return mailing
- two swag stickers to share with family and friends
On the inside flap of the box, a customer will find instructions on how to collect their water sample. Iconography was used to depict the customer action for each step.
Production Lesson(s)
Our biggest challenge was determining the amount of detail that could be printed using flexography. Our original design had smaller details that could not be achieved with precision, so we modified the artwork to accommodate the printing process. On press, we ran into bleeding and registration issues with light blue elements on floods of dark blue. By cutting and modifying the rubber plate on press, we were able to use the color of the cardboard to change some of our elements from light blue to white. This alteration prevented bleeding and avoided registration issues for the remainder of the run.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
March 30, 2017
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Flexography
Offset
Packaging
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flexography
Museo Sans
offset
package
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Serifa
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