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Angel Bomb Holiday Items 2013: The Complete Set
Production Method
Letterpress
Design
Angel Bomb
Todd Thyberg, art director
Ashley Hohnstein, designer and illustrator
Annie Walsh, designer and illustrator
Printing
Angel Bomb
Angel Bombs’ self-promotional holiday goods provided the design and letterpress shop with an opportunity to experiment with letterpress printing and overlapping colors. Each of these holiday designs rides the wave of nostalgia that so many of us feel this time of year with their retro design, and they make it all feel okay the same way so many of us do—with humor and booze.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
Gift Stickers: 8.5 × 11 in
Hang Tags: 2 × 3 in
Coasters: 4 × 4 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane / Lettra / Pearl White / 110 C
Strathmore / Writing Label / Natural / 70 W
IPR / Barley Board / Natural / 35 pt
Number of Colors
5
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Cubano
Fairview
Wisdom Script
Project Description
For 2013, we decided to develop a line of holiday goods showcasing our design skills and letterpress capabilities here at Angel Bomb. The general idea was to keep it lighthearted with a bit of cheeky humor and booze. Amongst the family of products are greeting cards, gift stickers, hang tags, coasters, and paper lights complete with a string to assist with hanging. We wanted the design to be fun, colorful, and vintage-inspired, but with that high-quality luxury letterpress feel we all love.Production Lesson(s)
Overprinting a lot of the colors turned out to be a lot different in real life versus on screen. While we anticipated this, it definitely was still a surprise after each run on the press. We're looking forward to exploring those tertiary overprinting colors that occur more actively with personal work in the future!
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
January 30, 2014
Filed Under
Holiday Card
Letterpress
Tagged with
holiday promo
humor
layering
red and green
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