ABOUT      CONTACT      RSS

2009

2017

ADV @ UNDERCONSIDERATION      Peek here for details

---

BROWSE


---

Client

Self-promotion


Quantity Produced

1,000


Production Cost


Production Time

1 Day

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

8 in × 10.5 in


Page Count

48


Paper Stock

Newsprint


Number of Colors

1 (black)

Varnishes


Binding

Saddle-stitch


Typography

ITC Caslon
Univers (get it?)

 

I have a guilty pleasure to confess: It is watching any TV show, no matter how sensationalist or far-fetched, about UFOs, people abducted by UFOs, UFO sightings, UFO cover-ups. You-FO-name-it and I will watch it. And most likely I will believe whatever they are selling, even if it’s looniness. So I was pretty ecstatic when I received Vanessa Lam’s Society for Scientific Inquiry of Paranormal Atmospheric and Cosmic Anomalies infographic zine, printed in black ink — just one strong rub away from ending on your fingers and then your white shirt — on cheap newsprint paper, full of crazy facts, stories and clippings. To boot, Vanessa also did some infographic charts that would make any alien proud. More from Vanessa:

Society for Scientific Inquiry of Paranormal Atmospheric and Cosmic Anomalies (SSIPACA) came about through researching the vast databases available on the internet regarding UFO sightings, abductions, and conspiracies. I found it intriguing that despite all this information we are still none the wiser in terms of where we stand in the universe. This zine is half objective scientific data, half tongue in cheek absurdities. I was inspired by scientific journals, a 1960s Carl Sagan book, and loony conspiracy theories. I decided to print the zine when a few people expressed interest in owning one, and was pleasantly surprised by the relative quickness and painlessness of the whole production procedure. Newsprint made sense as the format of choice as I wanted the zine to look worn, dirty and uneven — the book was first printed out on a laser printer, crumpled, xeroxed, scanned back into the computer then printed onto newsprint. Unpredictable irregularities and glitches I think add to the spirit of the notion of an unknown universe, and I was happy to embrace them.

On of the glitches I noticed — not sure if it was on purpose or not — is that all the fl ligatures were abducted! Leaving the words like “flying” simply “ying.” Cue Twilight Zone theme. For a mere $5.00 you can buy this zine at Vanessa’s site.

SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine --- SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine

---

Recent Posts


Previous


Next


SSIPACA: Infographic UFO Zine

---

Production Method

---

Design

Vanessa Lam

---

Printing

JEJ Print, Inc

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

Author Picture

Armin Vit

Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.

More: Online / On Twitter

---

Date Published

December 8, 2009

---

Filed Under

Booklet

---

Tagged with




---

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Google+ Add This


---

About

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

FPO uses Fonts.com to render Siseriff and Avenir Next.

FPO is run with Six Apart’s MovableType

Syndicate / RSS Feed

All comments, ideas and thoughts on FPO are property of their authors; reproduction without the author’s or FPO’s permission is strictly prohibited

Contact us by e-mail

Twitter @ucllc



Sign-up for Mailing List

Mailing list managed by MailChimp

Thanks to our advertisers

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.


---
The End