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BROWSE
Client
Self Promotion
Quantity Produced
As needed
Production Cost
¢75 per piece
Production Time
–
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
14 in. × 8.5 in. (flat)
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
80# Speckletone from French Paper (100% recycled/30% PCW content)
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Futura Medium, Futura T Bold
This earthy tri-fold brochure was designed and produced as an educational piece supplementing a speaking engagement about green business practices. Jess Sand, who wrote, designed and keeps on printing copies as needed (and we suspect folding them too) tells us a bit about the project:
I wanted to make sure people left with some practical tools to keep them from just going out and greenwashing. As much as I would have liked to put this through a professional print run, I just couldn’t justify it given the subject matter. It may not be as sexy as many of the other projects featured here on FPO, but I think it’s a great example of a sustainable approach to a traditional medium. The paper choice is intended to be low impact — French paper is great: it’s a 100% hydro-powered, made in the US of A product) — I can run this baby off one at a time as demand requires which prevents wasted overruns, and I wrote the copy to be long-term reference material, something you can hang onto that doesn’t get immediately chucked in the bin. And yes, I am in the process of converting it to a PDF version for those who don’t believe in print only!
Hopefully the PDF can retain some of the tactile features of the paper, and continue to evoke the same earthy feel that the printed pieces does. And it may not be sexy as Jess mentions, but we will always support a good effort to educate folks on this subject and doing it in a way that walks the walk while talking the talk.
Keeping It Real Green Brochure
Production Method
Design
Jess Sand, Roughstock Studios
Printing
Roughstock Studios
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
Bryony
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
July 31, 2009
Filed Under
Brochures
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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.
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Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
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Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
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Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
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