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Oliver Bennett’s Birth Announcement
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Greg Bennett
Printing
Gilah Press
Oliver is making one deep impression with his blazing birth announcement, achieved with 100% cotton paper that’s softer than a baby’s bottom.
Client
Oliver Bennett, 0 Years Old
Quantity Produced
50
Production Cost
–
Production Time
2 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
8.75 in × 5.75 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane Lettra 220 lb Cover
Number of Colors
3 Spot (2 + 1 metallic)
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
ITC Franklin Gothic
Project Description
This birth announcement takes family and friends on an intergalactic space journey while introducing little Oliver to the world. Playful illustrations, vibrant typography and carefully selected accents play nice with each other and were letterpress printed to complete a one-of-a-kind birth announcement experience.Production Lesson(s)
You’re more likely to achieve a deep impression with a 100% cotton paper such as Crane’s Lettra paper because it’s so soft. If your design has a lot of small type, request printed samples with small type to see how well the printer can hold the legibility of small type. Another issue you may encounter with small type is how well the printer can hold small type that is being knocked of out solid areas of ink. Sometimes plugging may occur resulting in unreadable type.
Post Author
Jessica Mullen
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
April 18, 2012
Filed Under
Announcement
Letterpress
Tagged with
birth announcement
crane lettra
letterpress
spot ink
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