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BROWSE
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5.25 in. × 8 in.
Page Count
128
Paper Stock
Uncoated, 80 lb. Text
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
Matte Aqueous
Binding
Half-bound Hardcover, Smythe Sewn
Typography
Trade Gothic, New Baskerville, Fenway Park
In this enjoyable promotion by Salem, Massachusetts based Deschamps Printing, illustrator Nick Ramos has interpreted some of the most common printing terms in humorous vignettes. Funnily enough, a lot of them have a sexual undertone: Creep, score, stripping, and hickeys are probably some that already make you snicker. Handsomely designed by Jose Nieto of Square Zero, the promotional uses only a few pages at the beginning to share the illustrations and explain the terms, while the rest of the uncoated pages serve as a sturdy notebook for sketching your next print job. The half-bound technique on the cover gives it a nice academic feel that is very well offset (pun!) by the fun combination of elegant patterns, Nick’s illustrations and the typeface Fenway Park, which always smells like vintage goodness.
Deschamps’ A Printing Terms Primer
Production Method
Offset
Design
Design: Square Zero
Illustration: Nick Ramos
Copywriting: Jason Rubin
Printing
Deschamps Printing
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Armin
Armin Vit
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
July 8, 2009
Filed Under
Books
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