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BROWSE
Client
Self
Quantity Produced
300
Production Cost
$265.44
Production Time
2 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
4 in × 9 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Neenah Eames, Solar White, 120 lb Cover
Number of Colors
1 Spot
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Neue Haas Grotesk by Christian Schwartz
Georgia Pro by Matthew Carter
For the past five years, excluding the economically horrendous 2009, we have sent out a 1-color, 4-by-9-inch letterpress card printed by Rohner Letterpress to friends, family, and colleagues. While most years we’ve been pretty lighthearted about it, this year we couldn’t avoid the “occupy” theme that flooded the zeitgeist on Q3, specifically the 99 against 1 mentality. Folks can complain and protest all they want about inequalities, but at the end of the day we each control our outcome by the actions and attitude we take. We can blame others or we can do something the heck about it. Our card has 99 things anyone can do for a better year, from the serious to the silly to the raunchy.
Production-wise, this is the easiest job of the year. I e-mail Rohner and ask them what paper they have leftover from other jobs or in stock that we can use. They send me a list and I pick one that looks good. I design the card. Send it by e-mail to Rohner. Get a PDF proof back. Wait one to two weeks. Bam. 300 cards on our doorstep. Always perfect. Always deeply pressed.
Happy 2012!
Update: Due to popular demand you can download a PDF of the file here to read up close or print.
UnderConsideration 2012 Holiday Card
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
UnderConsideration
Printing
Rohner Letterpress
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.
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Date Published
January 3, 2012
Filed Under
Holiday Card
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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.
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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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