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BROWSE


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Client

Keiji Nakamura


Quantity Produced

30


Production Cost

$200


Production Time

7 days

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

5 in × 7 in


Page Count


Paper Stock

Strathmore Bright White 110 lb Wove


Number of Colors

1 (blind)

Varnishes


Binding


Typography

 

During the holidays, when the visual environment goes into overdrive with Christmas decorations and products overflow shelves, there is a need for subtlety and calm. For a few of recipients these came in the form of Keiji’s holiday card, a ornamentally sophisticated letterpress card that is blind letterpresses on nice, thick, white paper.

In recent years “white” has been the theme for my holiday card. It is the color of snow and also of paper. I always love ideas of using a subtle beauty of paper texture. In addition, since it was right after my first participation in a letterpress workshop, I decided to create a holiday card with a nice dent, like snow foot tracks. I could see that I would realize my idea with blind letterpressing.

Photographing this card was a challenge for us, which points to the fact that this card has to be seen (and touched!) to be fully appreciated. And we just love the concept of blind letterpressing as “snow foot tracks.”

Keiji Nakamura Holiday Card --- Keiji Nakamura Holiday Card --- Keiji Nakamura Holiday Card --- Keiji Nakamura Holiday Card

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Design

Keiji Nakamura

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Printing

Mercurio Brothers Printing

This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.

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Bryony

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Bryony Gomez-Palacio

Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.

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Date Published

February 9, 2010

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