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Sigils of the Houses of Westeros Poster
Production Method
Foil stamp
Offset
Design
Darrin Crescenzi
Printing
Premier Press
There are hundreds of things I like and I tend to like those things better when they come together in unexpected ways as they do in this poster by Darrin Crescenzi: lovely, simple, single-thickness line icons and Game of Thrones, the glorious HBO series that features a sprawling cast of characters in the fictional land of Westeros, each belonging to a different family, each with their own sigil, and each with their own mythology. The poster renders the author’s (George R.R. Martin’s) descriptions of each sigil as if he were designing icons for Nike, which he does professionally.The poster is printed digitally with foil stamp on top, a very nice way of literally enriching the typically lackluster digital output. The poster is offset printed with UV inks with foil stamp on top, a very nice way of enriching an already rich output. Now if only the paper were soaked in beer, it would cover three things I like.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
18 × 24 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Mohawk / Superfine / Eggshell / 80C
Number of Colors
–
Varnishes
Gold foil
Binding
–
Typography
House Industries Neutraface
Project Description
After getting sucked into the Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by watching HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” I became intrigued by author George R.R. Martin’s in-depth descriptions of each character’s heraldry, and the ways in which their symbols seemed to establish a “brand” for the story’s families.I hadn’t seen a designer's take on the sigils that I was fond of, and thus began a personal mission to craft an icon for each of them. Of course, there’s literally hundreds of sigils mentioned in the texts, so a truly comprehensive collection was tricky and some lesser houses didn’t quite make the cut. Sorry Manderlys of White Harbor.
Production Lesson(s)
If you can't afford to do a 10 color screen-print or offset run, a quality digital print with an embellishment such as foil stamping can be just as effective.
Post Author
Armin Vit
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
August 20, 2012
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