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BROWSE


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Client

Self-promotion


Quantity Produced

125


Production Cost


Production Time

2 weeks

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

16 in × 20 in
Image area: 6.5 in × 13.5 in


Page Count


Paper Stock


Number of Colors

4 spot

Varnishes


Binding


Typography

 

To keep in the spirit of 4-color silkscreen posters this week, here is a slightly anomalous entry for FPO: a poster with no typography on it. Sorry! Nonetheless we were pretty much sold on including it solely by theme, Day of the Dead, the Mexican ritual of celebrating those that have passed away. It happens to be a few days after Halloween so the skullish imagery feels right at home. And illustrator Shaw Nielsen has done a great job in capturing the colors and texture of this festive day.

Aside from that, I was also very happy to see the detailed labels for shipping and the stickers for the paper that wraps around the poster. These could have been throwaway pieces but instead they were extensions of the theme, cheaply done at the office.

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Production Method

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Design

Shaw Nielsen

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Printing

IndyInk

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

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Armin Vit

Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.

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Date Published

October 21, 2009

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FPO (For Print Only), is a division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.

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About UnderConsideration

UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…


blogs we publish

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.

Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.

products we sell

Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.

Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.

Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.

Other / Various one-off products.

events we organize

Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.

Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.

Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.

also

Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.

Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.

UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.


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