ADV @ UNDERCONSIDERATION Peek here for details
BROWSE
Abuse Suxxx and Other Plays Book
Production Method
Offset
Design
qu'est-ce que c'est design
Printing
First Printers
While the interior of the book is pretty straightforward with the use of a single ink for the five scripts and a handful of images, it is the cover that really pulls you in. The subtle changes on the holographic paper created with UV ink create a fascinating tonal change that speaks to the struggles faced by the authors.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5.12 × 8.27 in.
Page Count
396
Paper Stock
RJ Paper / RJ Strike Rainbow / 325gsm
Fancy Paper / Tauro White / 120gsm
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
Cover: UV ink on holographic paper
Binding
–
Typography
Akzidenz Grotesk Next
Baskerville
Project Description
In celebration of The Necessary Stage’s 30th anniversary, the theatre company has put together a collection of five LGBT plays written by Haresh Sharma, its resident playwright. The book meticulously documents the production information and playwright’s notes for the staging of each play with the script.Apart from incorporating the representative symbol of the rainbow for the LGBT community in a subtle manner, the holographic paper also attempts to express how LGBT people struggle to present themselves within acceptable societal and gender norms daily so as to fit in. There is also a deliberate mix of serif and san-serif typefaces in the typesetting of the text. It is to reflect the archaic perception of homosexuality that pervades the seemingly progressive times we live in.
Production Lesson(s)
We learnt that only specialized printing methods, like UV ink, could work on the holographic paper we used on the cover. There were many experiments to ensure that the design turned out right, but the end result made it all worth the while!
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
February 21, 2017
Filed Under
Books
Offset
Tagged with
Akzidenz Grotesk Next
Baskerville
black ink
book
holographic
offset
UV ink
About
FPO (For Print Only), is a division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
FPO uses Fonts.com to render Siseriff and Avenir Next.
FPO is run with Six Apart’s MovableType
All comments, ideas and thoughts on FPO are property of their authors; reproduction without the author’s or FPO’s permission is strictly prohibited
Twitter @ucllc
Sign-up for Mailing List
Mailing list managed by MailChimp
Thanks to our advertisers
About UnderConsideration
UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
blogs we publish
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.
products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
also
Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.
Related entries
2017 Brand New Conference Program
Severe(d): A Creepy Poetry Collection by Holly Riordan
Um Caminho para Santiago CD Package and Diary
BOYCO Classpack® Book
Antes de Perder la Esperanza Book