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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
500
Production Cost
$2,100
Production Time
9 Days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
18 in × 24 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Peagasus, black vellum finish, 80 lb cover
Number of Colors
4 spot: white, silver, 2 PMS
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Body Copy: Helvetica Neue LT Std
Fanned text: Univers LT Std
Linked heavily last month, including on our own Quipsologies, Shelby White’s “Typefaces of the World” has gone from viral to print in less than a month, courtesy of the quick folks at Scribble on Anything — who also brought us the Periodic Table of Typefaces and “So you need a typeface” posters, mastering the art of printing on delicious black paper.
The biggest challenge was printing white ink on uncoated black paper. Its was a beast to get it just right. Sure we could have done it on white stock but where’s the challenge in that? We ended up doing 2 hits of silver then overprint two hits of white in line, then a dry trap on for the two PMS colors. The printer Cereus Graphics went the extra mile (and then some) on this project. They ended up throwing in the dry trap at no cost just to make it perfect. If you ever need a print job done right these are the guys. They ran the project like it was their design and they didn’t stop until it was right!
Shelby’s awesome infographic comes to life rather splendidly thanks to the printing: double-hit of silver ink on the type names and a base of white for the blue and orange PMS. The registration on the sample I got is pitch-perfect. Even my macro close-ups didn’t reveal anything. Big ups to the full team: designer, printer, and producer/distributor (Scribble snatches cool poster faster than the Weinsteins can snatch the latest Philip Seymour Hoffman flick at Sundance).
“Typefaces of the World” Poster
Production Method
Design
Wanken: Shelby White
Printing
Cereus Graphics
Distributed by Scribble on Everything
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.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
February 22, 2011
Filed Under
Posters
Tagged with
black paper
infographic
metallic
white ink
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About UnderConsideration
UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events and judged competitions, and designs for clients.
online
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.
Speak Up (2002 – 2009) / Discussing, and looking for, what is relevant in, and the relevance of, graphic design. Archives Only.
Word It (2003 – 2010) / Encouraging creative diversity in the community through monthly, one-word challenges. Archives Only.
Brand New Classroom (2010 – 2011) / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity workArchives Only.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
publishing
The 2010 FPO Awards / 2011, self-published.
The 2010 Brand New Awards / 2011, self-published.
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Events & Judged Competitions
Brand New Conference / A one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand New Awards / Celebrating the best identity work produced around the world.
FPO Awards / Celebrating the best print work from around the world.
Writing
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
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