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2012-13 FPO Awards
Lead Image

Stowaway Poster

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Production Method

Silkscreen

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Design

Alex Pearson

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Printing

Kangaroo Press

Designer and illustrator Alex Pearson’s self-initiated Stowaway print and accompanying process documentary are more like a film with bonus features than a poster.  

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Client

Self


Quantity Produced

100


Production Cost

$400


Production Time

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

18 × 24 in.


Page Count


Paper Stock


Number of Colors

3

Varnishes


Binding


Typography

This piece is available for purchase for $35 (Plus Shipping + Handling)


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Project Description

The project began when the band "The Shins" released their new single "Simple Song". I pulled out a few words from the lyrics of that song that sparked an image in my mind. My idea behind the piece was to represent the tendency to hold on to a memory of something that is no more and keep it pristine, even if it holds you back (or in this case pulls you under).

Production Lesson(s)

Getting an ink to match the exact color + opacity + overlay blending you see in Photoshop sometimes is just plain impossible. Not that the end product suffered because of it, but sometimes the crazy ideas in your head might make your printer roll their eyes.”

Post Author

Author Picture

Kelly Cree

Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.

More: Online / On Twitter

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Date Published

June 27, 2012

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Filed Under

Posters
Silkscreen

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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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