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BROWSE
Wormser Legal Business Cards
Production Method
Foil stamp
Design
Tactic
Designer: Cody Thompson
Printing
Henry + Co.
These legally black business cards are hotter than Reese Witherspoon.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
–
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
130C × 3
Number of Colors
3/1 (Black, Ivory, White)
Varnishes
–
Binding
Duplexed
Typography
Knockout
Bodoni
Project Description
Our brief for these cards was very straightforward: design something simple, yet substantial. We were given a ton of creative freedom with the design and production, and the project quickly became a favorite. The best part about them is the production: three sheets of 130C duplexed to create a 390 base, plus a trio of foils!Production Lesson(s)
I think deciding to work with one of the best printers/finishers around really paid off. Not only did their portfolio of work inspire our production choices (ie. duplexing, foils, etc.), but their attention to the overall quality was very impressive. From a technical standpoint, we quickly figured out the limitations of using fine-serifed typefaces like Bodoni with foil stamping. Luckily we picked up the right advice from Henry + Co (as well as FPO's 'Ask the Expert') and made the necessary tweaks before going to print.
Post Author
Kelly Cree
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
May 30, 2012
Filed Under
Business Cards
Foil stamp
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foil
monogram
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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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