Jobs from the past - Number 127

Regular followers of this blog will know that my first post of every month is a "job from the past" so that I can show some of the really good work from years gone by and this publication is from 2016. 

LCC - Design for Visual Communication (DVC) 2016

This publication reviews the work of 56 students who have undertaken the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in part-time and full-time modes at the London College of Communication (LCC) during 2016. The introductory section includes two features related to design activism and is illustrated using images taken from student submissions to the ISTD student assessment.

Size of the publication is 240x160mm (an oversize A5 which is economical to print using 'B'size paper). The cover design is by Caley Dewhurst and is letterpress printed at the LCC letterpress department by Christian Granados and Alex Cooper.

The 4pp cover is printed on our Colorset (100% Recycled) Light Grey 270gsm and printed in three colour letterpress.

The 64pp text is printed CMYK offset litho at the LCC litho printing department by Tony Yard and the result is excellent. The first pages are for the DVC Postgraduate Certificate

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The second section is for the DVC Postgraduate Diploma...

It's also worth pointing out that one of the students on this course, Chia-Lin Lin (see r/h page below) was awarded the prestigious Vincent Steer prize at the ISTD Student Awards in that summer which you can read about here.

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StarFine is a quality, uncoated paper and as the images show, image reproduction is excellent. The photographic images, montages and illustrations all look equally stunning - a great amount of detail for an uncoated paper.

64pp of StarFine 115gsm is about the maximum that you can successfully saddle stitch without it "gaping" in the centrefold too badly. This publication works but it would be a struggle if there were any more pages....

You can see below the "matrix" crease that means that the cover has been really well finished so that the cover sits as flat as possible and there's no cracking along the spine. Print finishing was also in-house at the LCC by Scott House.

The course leader is Tony Pritchard and this is an excellent example of a high quality publication that can be produced when like-minded individuals come together and in house facilities exist and have been fully utilised.

www.arts.ac.uk/lcc
https://www.istd.org.uk/education/2020-student-briefs

Posted by Justin Hobson 02.06.2020

Jack Davison Posters

This is a superb set of three A1 posters produced for the book launch of ‘Photographs’, by Jack Davison, at the New York Book Fair last September...

Jack Davison is a young English photographer who has an enviable reputation and client list including British Vogue, New York Times Magazine, Hermes, Burberry, Modern Weekly China, Nike, Margaret Howell and many more...

The launch at the book fair is Jack's first book, hence the production of posters for the book signing. The book is published by Loose Joints.

These A1 size posters are designed by Matt Willey and the really smart thing about them is that the posters can be arranged side by side, in any order, ad infinitum.

The posters are printed on our new weight of Offenbach Bible in 80gsm and are printed Offset litho in 2 colours - a Duotone combining Black and Pantone 485 red by Principal Colour in the UK.

If you aren't familiar with Offenbach Bible, it is the most wonderful sheet of paper. A genuine 'Bible Paper' means that it has a high opacity (for a light weight) archival quality and excellent strength. It also prints beautifully as you can see from the many other projects appearing on this blog. Originally available in 40, 50 and 60gsm, we have now introduced a heavy weight ...80gsm!

An edition of 200 of these posters is available through Loose Joints publishing with all proceeds from the sales of the posters going to Amazon Watch.

Matt Willey is now a partner at Pentagram in New York and kindly took a picture for me, showing the posters on display at the NY studio, sadly devoid of people due to the current lockdown...

Jack Davison is represented by Mini Title and the book was published by Loose Joints.

If you would like a samples of our lovely Offenbach Bible, just drop me an email:
justin@fennerpaper.co.uk

https://www.jackdavison.co.uk/
http://www.minititle.com/artists/jackdavison/
https://mattwilley.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 29.05.2020 

Stardream

Stardream is Europe's market leading pearlescent and metallic paper range produced by the Cordenons paper mill in Italy. Many people have become fans of the light irridescent finishes and the dual sided deep metallic finishes which do truly shimmer. Stardream is used for a wide range of applications, including cover, presentation folders, Invitations, greetings cards and luxury packaging.

As well as being available in the 32 shades, all items are available in 120gsm and 285gsm with some of the most popular items also available in 340gsm board and a 110gsm one sided (particularly used for luxury packaging - paper over board boxes and casebound covers).

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The range was expressly created so that the designer and printer can add an extra dimension to work, whilst the sophisticated range of colours enables the latest fashion and colour trends to be followed.

A new 'printed processes' book for Stardream has just been produced to demonstrate the wide variety of different print processes that can be used on this paper with great effect.

Processes used are hot foil blocking, thermography, lasercutting, digital printing (HP Indigo and Toner based) including white toner. The cover is particularly striking, being printed CMYK onto Stardream Copper and it looks stunning.

You can see the whole range here: http://www.cordenons.co.uk/. If you would like to receive a swatch or one of the new Stardream process books, just email me (justin@fennerpaper.co.uk) and I'll pop one in the post.

http://www.cordenons.co.uk/ 
http://www.gruppocordenons.com/en/ 

Posted by Justin Hobson 27.05.2020

Luzz 3D Puzzle

In these times of self-isolation and lock-down, a group of designers from London has gathered (virtually) and used our Colorset paper to respond creatively and responsibly to the unprecedented situation.

Their first creation is Luzz, a 3D puzzle formed of 100 unique pieces which once assembled, can be used as a lamp.

The design embodies the idea that we are all connected globally, both physically and virtually. With Luzz, the design team aims to promote social responsibility and with every puzzle sold, funds are being raised to support the production of essential PPE face masks for the frontline key workers of the NHS. 

Luzz has been imagined as a relaxing crafting passtime and an invitation to spend time away from our screens. Each of the 100 pieces are numbered and intuitively clip with one other to build the 3D spherical shape.

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Once completed, the lamp measures 400mm in diameter and can shine a beautiful light in one’s home.

Colorset 270gsm has been duplexed to form 540gsm, which is strong enough to create the structure. The puzzle comes in 6 different colour combinations using our Colorset range of shades: Warm White, Hopsack, Deep Blue, Natural, Glacier and Storm.

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The puzzle is laser cut from 10 A3 sheets of the thick, 540gsm card to give longevity and robustness to the lamp. Below are the components cut out of our new Colorset Hopsack...

All components of the puzzle nicely pack flat into an A3 envelope and come with a user friendly instruction guide to aid construction.

You can look (...and buy!) one of these amazing creations here.

The Luzz3D collective has boundless energy and imagination and are already working on developing their next 3D-puzzle-lamp. You can follow their designs at www.luzz3D.com or on social media: @Luzz3Dpuzzle

https://www.luzz3d.com/
www.laserbureau.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 24.05.2020

StudioThomson portfolio

Brothers Mark and Christopher Thomson founded StudioThomson in 2004 as a multi-disciplinary agency specialising in design and art direction and in the last 16 years have built a reputation as one of London’s leading creative studios. Based in Portobello in London, they work with a wide roster of clients in fashion, skincare, photographers and many more ...and they have appeared on this blog many times over the years.

This is a superb printed portfolio showing their work...

Size is 250x176mm, portrait and is a 36pp self cover but is completely unbound. Many people might think this wouldn't work and would fall apart but because due consideration has been taken to choose the right material and weight, it holds together perfectly...

The text material chosen is our Omnia 120gsm, which would beautifully reproduce the variety of different images especially the vivid colours and not forgetting the fleshtones ...and it looks wonderful! Above shows the unbound sections fanned out. Below, shows the inside front and back cover, which works as a spread with the text pages placed underneath.

As one might expect, the images are superb and show a selection of their design and art direction projects...

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Centre spread below...

Unlike many publications featured on this blog, which are printed offset litho, this has been digitally printed on an HP Indigo press. The colours are strong and punchy and the whole publication has a matt, tactile look and feel, every bit as good as litho.

Omnia is now kept as a stock item with "sapphire treatment". This special treatment is applied to papers and provides a "key" so that the inks (which are different to litho inks) work on the paper surface. The great thing is the job just doesn't look and feel like a digital job. Below is a detail shot showing the excellent fleshtone reproduction.

Inside back spread...

The Omnia 120gsm is a bulky sheet but in the unbound format, it flops and folds beautifully in the hand.

The art direction is by Mark and Chris Thomson and the quality of the direction and photography is matched by the exceptional digital print by Screaming Colour.

https://studiothomson.com/
http://www.screamingcolour.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 21.05.2020