I learnt a lot about different types of stock and found all of the examples shown during the presentation very inspiring. Despite planning on getting my Design for Print book sent off and printed, I still intend on using GF Smith for stock in the future.
Independent British Paper Company, who produces:
Independent British Paper Company, who produces:
- Business cards
- Letterheads
- Packaging
- Brochures
- Envelopes
- Calendars
They make 1 million handmade envelopes a year.
1. Colorplan
- Flagship range
- 50 colours
- 8 weights
- 25 embossed textures
- Company is based Lake District
Use stock which is coloured to avoid the colour on the edge showing through.
Berkeley - Blog branding
Made Thought - Look on site (folded interestingly)
2. Smooths
- Pentagram booklet
- Good printer, paper and design leads to success
- Design by Studio Maghill - Research Naturalis (Tear to open)
3. Textures
- Leather look paper
- Experiment with paper in the centre to form the book
- Paper looks like wood
Beauty in the making - Showcase GFSmith
We had a chance to look closely at some printed materials and I photographed them:
For my OUGD503 Brief, I am doing some branding for a fashion brand called 'Organic'. I asked the guy from GF Smith about recycled stock, and he informed me of several stocks they sell that are recyclable. This is something I feel I could consider further when working with this brief.
