I had great fun designing the invitation for a recent press event for the
Independent Wedding Association Fall Wedding Fair. The theme was "Circus Chic", the design was just plain fun; fun to research, fun to design and FUN to print. The finished product is above and below are images of the piece on press. The IWA is having another wedding show on February 5th, 2011. More information to follow. I can say however, that this one will be a treat not only for the eyes but will be very educational as well.
A close up of the strong man. I love this illustration sooooooo much.
The first color goes on the 100% cotton paper.
Finished invitation. Note the blue printing plate in the background. Each color gets it's own plate.
Another view of the finished invitation in the foreground and one just about to be printed with the blue printing plate.
That's right, envelope printing with a full bleed {where the image runs off the edge of the paper}. Because we're that good.
I was given a wonderful opportunity to design the programs for the first ever "Not So Real" Wedding at this fall's Independent Wedding Association Something New Wedding Fair. I have to say, this is the most design fun I've had in a while and I usually have lots o' design fun. The theme of the wedding was circus chic so I decided to go all out with letterpress printing, garish circus-y colors and a mix of modern and vintage fonts. I love this piece. LOVE IT. Go here to see a recap of the fair and stay tuned both here and at the IWA website for more information on the fair this February 5th, 2011. The photos above were taken by Sarah McGee and Studio Laguna check out the photos below of the piece as we printed it.
The first color. Printed on 100% cotton paper.
Detail of the two colors together. Check out that overprint. GORGEOUS!
The view from the rollers coming back down off of the ink plate. This is just after the paper was printed with the second color.
