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BROWSE
Client
Personal project
Quantity Produced
200
Production Cost
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Production Time
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Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
837 mm × 1043 mm (32.95 in × 41.06 in)
Page Count
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Paper Stock
Heritage White 300gsm
Number of Colors
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Varnishes
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Binding
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Typopgraphy
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A specialty of New North Press, this letterpressed poster of an English nursery rhyme brings a childlike feel to hand-set type. The grim subject matter of the poem prods one to ponder the context of its origin—or at least Google it. A variety of typefaces provide the rhythm of the rhyme. I’ve never heard it spoken before, yet it’s still stuck in my head.
Oranges and Lemons is an English nursery rhyme which refers to the bells of six churches, all within or close to the City of London and dates from around the 17th-century.
The type was printed on a hand-pulled Albion press in two halves as it was too large to fit on the bed all in one go. This doubled the print and drying time and also meant we had to roll the excess of the sheet to wind in the press. As this was a second edition we should have recalled these trials.
Oranges and Lemons Poster
Production Method
Design
Richard Ardagh & Graham Bignell
Printing
Richard Ardagh & Graham Bignell at New North Press London, UK.
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
Jessica Mullen
Jessica Mullen
Current intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
October 20, 2011
Filed Under
Posters
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