A5 booklet for the Manchester Literature Festival 09
Chinese Arts Centre booklet, with a rather nice foil stamp on a debossed surface design for the front cover://
Saturday 31 October 2009
Found://
A couple of bits I picked up/ collected during my visit in Manchester://
A5 booklet for the Manchester Literature Festival 09
Chinese Arts Centre booklet, with a rather nice foil stamp on a debossed surface design for the front cover://
A5 booklet for the Manchester Literature Festival 09
Chinese Arts Centre booklet, with a rather nice foil stamp on a debossed surface design for the front cover://
Friday 30 October 2009
FILE
Again, another piece of book design that I have purchased this year and thought i'd do a quick post on it as part of some research for the design for print module. It is a 32 page A3 book that is printed on A2 newsprint and folded in half like a newsletter. The contents of the book covers music related articles outside the mainstream music scene.
I actually bought this simply because of the stock that it was printed on as the book was sealed up in the shops at the time. But luckily it didn't fail to impress; the layout and overall design of the book is simple but very clean. I'm liking the way the ink almost leaks into the paper and prints onto the other side of the page. From what I can see, a possible 16 column grid was used for the general layout of the book, which offers a refined and consistent design throughout. For the majority of the book, only black was used to print, except for the certain pages where there are photography, in which case a possible process colour print was used.
I actually bought this simply because of the stock that it was printed on as the book was sealed up in the shops at the time. But luckily it didn't fail to impress; the layout and overall design of the book is simple but very clean. I'm liking the way the ink almost leaks into the paper and prints onto the other side of the page. From what I can see, a possible 16 column grid was used for the general layout of the book, which offers a refined and consistent design throughout. For the majority of the book, only black was used to print, except for the certain pages where there are photography, in which case a possible process colour print was used.
Dear: by Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
A rather fascinating and well produced book by Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. which borrows the context of writing letters and the importance of stock type, language uses, font, print process etc to promote and inform people of what the company has to offer.
The book's main message is that the paper used can enhance and make a message of a letter more meaningful. The contents of the book, cover every single aspect of letter writing starting from the type of message you intent to deliver, through to the language used, who to address the letter to, type of paper to use to the way you fold your letter and the choice of envelope to protect your letter in.
The final page of the book contains all the stock, print/ cut process and design specifications of the entire contents of the book, which is rather useful://
Cover://
298 gsm, printed black, spot dull varnish + single level emboss.
Examples of the different print techniques ranging from foil stamp to registered emboss.
Examples of different letterhead designs.
And finally, a few envelope examples that too have been binded into the book.
The book's main message is that the paper used can enhance and make a message of a letter more meaningful. The contents of the book, cover every single aspect of letter writing starting from the type of message you intent to deliver, through to the language used, who to address the letter to, type of paper to use to the way you fold your letter and the choice of envelope to protect your letter in.
The final page of the book contains all the stock, print/ cut process and design specifications of the entire contents of the book, which is rather useful://
Cover://
298 gsm, printed black, spot dull varnish + single level emboss.
Examples of the different print techniques ranging from foil stamp to registered emboss.
Examples of different letterhead designs.
And finally, a few envelope examples that too have been binded into the book.
Sunday 25 October 2009
Manchester visit 09' ://
A brief selection of photographs that document my visit to Manchester Urbis exhibition, Home Grown - The Story of Hip Hop as part of an introduction to our critical & theoretical studies.
I found the general layout of the exhibition quite well organized and the work was displayed in a consistent format. I particularly liked the bold type and layout of the text, which went well with the hip hop theme i guess.
Might not be able to tell on from the photo, but this was printed in a almost half tone like effect://
Some rather interesting documents from the early hip hop era, reflecting some nice layout/ editorial designs://
Some duo toned newsletter prints://
A few nice pieces of photograph displayed through light boxes. And look, I found a ninja!!!! (Refer to my 'What is good' project if you're confused)
A collection of record designs and their sleeve designs. Although not entirely my kinda thing, it still looked rather impressive as a collection; reflecting the importance of exhibition design and how to plan the layout of the place.
I found the general layout of the exhibition quite well organized and the work was displayed in a consistent format. I particularly liked the bold type and layout of the text, which went well with the hip hop theme i guess.
Might not be able to tell on from the photo, but this was printed in a almost half tone like effect://
Some rather interesting documents from the early hip hop era, reflecting some nice layout/ editorial designs://
Some duo toned newsletter prints://
A few nice pieces of photograph displayed through light boxes. And look, I found a ninja!!!! (Refer to my 'What is good' project if you're confused)
A collection of record designs and their sleeve designs. Although not entirely my kinda thing, it still looked rather impressive as a collection; reflecting the importance of exhibition design and how to plan the layout of the place.
Monday 19 October 2009
A bit of what i've collected://
Finally found a place to post up and show off some of the print design that i've collected this summer from both Hong Kong and New York! Thought i'd throw it all in here as it relates directly to design for print, in terms of the use of stock, printing techniques, editorial examples and general things that I have collected that I have started to look at in more depth in terms of print.
A brief newsletter that I happened to come across by Initial://
a Hong Kong based fashion label. The whole design has been printed onto an A2 sheet of paper with a textured surface printed onto it to give a rustic look. The design seems to have been printed with a full colour process and folded into a newspaper format. I particularly like the rustic look and the newspaper format, recently I have been rather obsessed with magazines/ newsletters that have been printed on newsprint and folded together, aswell as using recycled paper, the folding means that there won't be any binding involved which would save time and money. And ofcourse, if designed in a relevant way can make it look really good! Other examples I have recently discovered that follow this format include: File Magazine, HK magazine and Stool Pigeon.
Again, another magazine I found in Hong Kong; a.m. post://
A monthly free magazine that looks into art, travel, lifestyle, books and music. Eventhough I can't really read much of it as it's entirely in chinese, I still appreciate and enjoy flicking through the pages of simple, consistent layout design. This has made me realise the difference in layout using chinse/ japanese in comparison to english. Each character in chinese can be treated as a pixel, therefore the layout options seem rather flexible as the design works both vertically and horizontally. This is the moment when I slightly regret not paying more attention during my chinese lessons back in the day, although I feel that with some research, I would definitely like to experiment with chinese and english type when the opportunity arises!
A booklet from the Hong Kong Arts Centre://
The actual booklet is designed in black & white, but with a full colour cover binded to it that has been printed on a gloss coated paper, which I think works rather well. The contents cover the latest news on both the local and international art scene, in both english and chinese.
A new season catalogue by Hong Kong based fashion label Izzue://
Again, another free booklet that I picked up due to it's design and use of print process and choice of stock. The cover has been printed in b&w with the logo embossed in. The design inside is consistent and rather basic, using the whole pages for photographs accompanied by small type, which goes straight to the point.
A leaflet from Italian Tomato://
a restaurant and bakery chain that originated from Japan. I really like the simple design of the leaflet, using the concept of the layers in a cake to determine the folding method and clearly catagorizing the different type of cakes they offer.
A Hong Kong Muji catalogue://
Simple, consistent layout, bright clear photography and clean typography; a nice example of Muji's clean cut identity.
Bag from fashioon label Chocoolate - Hong Kong://
Another nice layout design but printed for a shopping bag, but treated more as a parcel/ piece of packaging design.
Superlife Express://
a newsletter for c!ity'super, a high end super market and retail chain based in Hong Kong. Again printed on newsprint, the vibrant colours and bold layout makes this a rather comfortable design.
Furniture catalogue for G.O.D://
Cover has been printed in full colour with a selected gloss layer on the logo. Content wise, the whole catalogue shows photos of the products with small type containing their specification and details.
A brief newsletter that I happened to come across by Initial://
a Hong Kong based fashion label. The whole design has been printed onto an A2 sheet of paper with a textured surface printed onto it to give a rustic look. The design seems to have been printed with a full colour process and folded into a newspaper format. I particularly like the rustic look and the newspaper format, recently I have been rather obsessed with magazines/ newsletters that have been printed on newsprint and folded together, aswell as using recycled paper, the folding means that there won't be any binding involved which would save time and money. And ofcourse, if designed in a relevant way can make it look really good! Other examples I have recently discovered that follow this format include: File Magazine, HK magazine and Stool Pigeon.
Again, another magazine I found in Hong Kong; a.m. post://
A monthly free magazine that looks into art, travel, lifestyle, books and music. Eventhough I can't really read much of it as it's entirely in chinese, I still appreciate and enjoy flicking through the pages of simple, consistent layout design. This has made me realise the difference in layout using chinse/ japanese in comparison to english. Each character in chinese can be treated as a pixel, therefore the layout options seem rather flexible as the design works both vertically and horizontally. This is the moment when I slightly regret not paying more attention during my chinese lessons back in the day, although I feel that with some research, I would definitely like to experiment with chinese and english type when the opportunity arises!
A booklet from the Hong Kong Arts Centre://
The actual booklet is designed in black & white, but with a full colour cover binded to it that has been printed on a gloss coated paper, which I think works rather well. The contents cover the latest news on both the local and international art scene, in both english and chinese.
A new season catalogue by Hong Kong based fashion label Izzue://
Again, another free booklet that I picked up due to it's design and use of print process and choice of stock. The cover has been printed in b&w with the logo embossed in. The design inside is consistent and rather basic, using the whole pages for photographs accompanied by small type, which goes straight to the point.
A leaflet from Italian Tomato://
a restaurant and bakery chain that originated from Japan. I really like the simple design of the leaflet, using the concept of the layers in a cake to determine the folding method and clearly catagorizing the different type of cakes they offer.
A Hong Kong Muji catalogue://
Simple, consistent layout, bright clear photography and clean typography; a nice example of Muji's clean cut identity.
Bag from fashioon label Chocoolate - Hong Kong://
Another nice layout design but printed for a shopping bag, but treated more as a parcel/ piece of packaging design.
Superlife Express://
a newsletter for c!ity'super, a high end super market and retail chain based in Hong Kong. Again printed on newsprint, the vibrant colours and bold layout makes this a rather comfortable design.
Furniture catalogue for G.O.D://
Cover has been printed in full colour with a selected gloss layer on the logo. Content wise, the whole catalogue shows photos of the products with small type containing their specification and details.
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