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BROWSE
Client
Cacao Design
Quantity Produced
3,600
Production Cost
€1,8 each ($2.35)
€6,480 total ($8,480)
Production Time
Now the same business card could be done in few days, but being something experimental we needed weeks of research and proofs
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
85 mm × 50 mm (3.34 in × 1.96 in)
Page Count
Offset
Pad-printing on the side
Paper Stock
Soft touch lamination on both sides, white paper applied to 2 mm white cardboard (coloured in black pantone on the four sides)
Number of Colors
1 spot ink (black) and pad printing of the texts in white on the four sides of the cardboard
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typopgraphy
Clan Pro
Whoever decided that the information on a business card had to be printed on the front or back side of a piece of paper was surely not thinking outside of the box. Especially considering the latest digital transportation of this information when fewer cards are toted around in a wallet or spun in a rolodex. Cacao Design in Italy truly tested the abilities, capabilities and imagination of their printer as they tested and retested what would ultimately become their latest business card.
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
December 1, 2010
Filed Under
Business Cards
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