Fingerprint No2

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T H E E V O L U T I O N O F H A N D M A D E

E L E M E N T S I N

G R A P H I C D E S I G N



CHAPTER

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D E S I G N F I R M

Frank Strategic Marketing

L O C AT I O N

Columbia, Maryland, USA

D E S I G N E R

Christina Bittinger

P H O TO G R A P H E R

Luke Williams

C L I E N T

The Production Clubof Baltimore

M AT E R I A L S

30+ X-Acto blades, double-sided tape, spray mount

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P O S T E R

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t e d b y

t h e

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d u c

t i o n

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l t i m o r e ,

t h e

2 0 0 8 B a

l t i m o r e

P a p e r

S h o w c e

l e b r a

t e d a m u

l t i - l a y e r e

d t h e m e ,

e n c o m p a s s

i n g p r i n

t i n g

t e c h -

n i q u e s a s w e

l l a s c o r e p r i n

t i n g m a

t e r i a

l s .

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i r é p a

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t h e

b a s

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i s u a

l a p p e a

l d u r i n g

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d

a l l o

f i t s n e

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i z e

d t h r o u g

h o u

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i n g

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f u l s c a v e n g e r

h u n

t . A s a n o

d t o t h e a n n u a

l p a p e r s

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i c o n

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a n

d l a n

d m a r

k s

f r o m

a l l t h r o u g

h o u

t t h e c

i t y w e r e n e a

t l y c r a

f t e d f r o m

p a p e r

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i n i a t u r e m o

d e

l s .

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d i n k

— b o

t h d o n a

t e d f r o m

m e m

b e r s o

f t h e

P C B

— a n

d p r

i n t e d

o n a p r e s s a

l s o a

f f i l i a t e d w

i t h t h e

c l u b

, t h e o v e r a

l l e

f f o r t w a s r o u n d e

d o u

t p e r f e c

t l y .



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C H A P T E R

L E T ’ S T E L L B E T T E R

S T O R I E S P R O M O T I O N

There’s nothing like a good campfire to get peopletalking. We put together a direct mail piece to invitepeople to reconsider the way they’ve been marketingthemselves and to believe in the power of a goodstory—their story.

D E S I G N F I R M

Swink

LOCATION

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

ART DIRECTOR

Shanan Galligan

D E S I G N E R S

Drew Garza, Yogie Jaraca

C L I E N T

Swink

M AT E R I A L S

Letterpress, laser die cut

P R I N T E R

Studio on Fire



C H A P T E R

R O S S O W I N E L A B E L

This wine label design was created for an upscale res-taurant called Cinghale, which is Italian for “wild boar.”Exit 10 was commissioned to create the entire identityfor the restaurant, including large charcoal render-ings of boars and a label for the restaurant’s own wine,Rosso. All elements of the label were created usingpen, ink and pencil, with photocopier manipulation ofthe contrast and resolution. The i magery was meant tocapture the energy and attitude of a wild boar. This ismanifested by the use of ragged lines, expressionistic

typography and claustrophobic use of white space.

D E S I G N F I R M

Exit 10

L O C AT I O N

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R S

Scott Sugiuchi,Jonathan Helfman

D E S I G N E R

Carl Nielson

C L I E N T

Cinghiale

M AT E R I A L S

Pencil, pen, photocopy,Adobe Photoshop

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Throughout the theater season at Portland CenterStage, audiences experience a roller-coaster ride ofemotions and responses from laughter to despair.Plazm’s posters for the campaign capture the emo-tional ride, as the city’s most prestigious theatercompany produces comedies, musi cals, traditionalShakespeare and dramas that take on serious con-temporary issues—including the world premiere of thestage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s classic novel Some-

times a Great Notion . Like Portland Center Stage, we

work with internationally acclaimed artists alongsidetop local talent.

D E S I G N F I R M

Plazm, Studio J

LOCATION

Portland, Oregon, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R

Joshua Berger

C R E AT I V E D I R E C TO R

John C. Jay

P O R T L A N D

C E N T E R

S T A G E

P O S T E R

S E R I E S

D E S I G N E R S

Joshua Berger, Thomas Bradley,Todd Houlette, Andrew Marshall

I L L U S T R ATO R S

Winston Smith, Cho Chan,Michael Brophy, Storm Tharp

P H O TO G R A P H E R

Swanson Studio

C L I E N T

Portland Center Stage

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C H A P T E R



CHAPTER

8 2

T h e

S t . L o u

i s P u

b l i c L i b r a r y

h a

d s e e n a

d r o p

i n a

t t e n

d a n c e o v e r

t h e

p a s

t f e w y e a r s .

I t s e e m e

d t h a

t p

e o p

l e f o r g o

t i t w a s

t h e r e .

T O K Y w a

s

e n

l i s t e d t o i n c r e a s e a

t t e n

d a n c e a n

d g e

t p e o p

l e e x c

i t e d a

b o u

t t h e

d o w n

t o w n

l i b r a r y a g a

i n .

W e c o

l l a b o r a

t e d w

i t h i l l u s

t r a

t o r

N o a

h W o o d

s

t o c r e a

t e l a r g e ,

e x

t e r i o r

b a n n e r s .

T h e

i l l u s

t r a

t i o n s ,

f i l l e d w

i t h b r i g

h t

c o

l o r s a n

d w

h i m s

i c a

l i m a g e s ,

b r o

u g

h t e n e r g y a n

d a

t t e n

t i o n

t o t h e

l i b r a r y w

h i l e h i g h l i g h t i n g s o m e o

f t h e m a n y a

d v a n

t a g e s

t h e

l i b r a r y

h a s

t o o

f f e r .

DESIGN FIRM

TOKY Branding + Design

LOCATION

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R

Eric Thoelke

D E S I G N E R

Katy Fischer

I L L U S T R ATO R

Noah Woods

C L I E N T

St. Louis Public

Library Foundation

S T

. L O U I S

P U B L I C

L I B R A R Y

F O U N D A T I O N

B A N N E R S



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DESIGN FIRM


LOCATION


A RT D I R E C TO R

Eric Thoelke

D E S I G N E R

Travis Brown

C L I E N T

Art the Vote

A R T T H E V O T E

C A M P A I G N

A r

t t h e

V o

t e i s a n o n - p

a r

t i s a n o r g a n

i z a

t i o n

t h a

t u s e s a r

t i s t

- d e s

i g n e

d

o u

t d o o r

b o a r

d s

t o b r o a c

h t o p

i c s a n

d d r

i v e v o

t e r r e g

i s t r a

t i o n .

B i l l -

b o a r

d s w e r e p

l a c e

d t h r o u g

h o u

t u r

b a n a n

d r u r a

l M i s s o u r

i . T h e w e

b s i t e

f e a

t u r e s a p u

b l i c g a

l l e r y ,

a l l o w

i n g

a n y o n e

t o d e s

i g n ,

u p

l o a

d a n

d v o

t e

o n

t h e

i r o w n

b i l l b o a r

d d e s

i g n .

T h e w

i n n

i n g

b i l l b o a r

d d e s

i g n w a s u s e d

t h r o u g

h o u

t M i s s o u r

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Gastronomic entrepreneur Rajah Dagstani of Dagstani& Sons approached me about designing a logo for hisnew mobile cappuccino venture “Piccolo Principe”—the little prince—but neither one of us know how toleave well enough alone, so a logo tur ned into cover-ing the entire van in gold leaf and classic flake goldpaint. It’s coming to a town near you as soon as wefigure out the intricacies of the plumbing.

DESIGN FIRM

344 Design, LLC

LOCATION

Pasadena, California, USA

DESIGNER/ ILLUSTRATOR

Stefan Bucher

P I C C O L O

P R I N C I P E

CLIENT

Dagstani & Sons

MATERIALS

Pen, ink

C H A P T E R



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E v e r y y e a r

I s e n

d o u

t v a

l e n

t i n e s

t o m y

f r i e n

d s a n

d c

l i e n

t s .

I n 2 0 1 0 ,

I l a s e r c u

t t h e v a

l e n

t i n e

d e s

i g n f r o m

u s e

d C h r

i s t m a s c a r

d s .

I m a

d e

a r o u n

d f i v e

h u n

d r e

d ; e v e r y o n e o

f t h e m

w a s

d i f f e r e n

t .

DESIGNER

Marian Bantjes

LOCATION

Bowen Island,British Columbia,Canada

C L I E N T

Self

M AT E R I A L S

Old Christmas cards

LASER CUTTING

Arkwel Industries Ltd.

2 0 1 0 V A L E N T I N E S



CHAPTER

p 1 6 0

S i l k s c r e e n e

d w

i t h s o y - b

a s e

d i n k s o n o r g a n

i c c o

t t o n c a n v a s w

i t h a n

e y e

f o r c r a

f t s m a n s

h i p

, t h e

b a g s

d e m a n

d l o n g - t e

r m r e

u s e ,

a s

t h e

i n e v

i t a b l e p a

t i n a w

i l l o n

l y a

d d t o

i t s c

h a r m .

T h e r e

t u r n

t o q u a

l i t y h a s

l a n

d e

d R e

b e

l G r e e n p r o

d u c

t s o n

s h e

l v e s e v e r y w

h e r e

f r o m

F r e

d S e g a

l

t o W h o

l e F o o

d s

M a r k e

t , a s w e

l l a

s L a

G r a n

d e

E p

i c e r i e

d e

P a r i s .

DESIGN FIRM

Wink, Incorporated

LOCATION

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R S

Richard Boynton,Scott Thares

D E S I G N E R

Richard Boynton

C L I E N T

Rebel Green

M AT E R I A L S

Various, silkscreen

R E B E L

G R E E N



CHAPTER

1 8 6

R e

b u

i l d i n g

T o g e

t h e r -

S t . L o u

i s — a

n o r g a n

i z a

t i o n p r o v

i d i n g

l o w - i n

c o m e

h o m e o w n e r s w

i t h f r e e r e p a

i r w o r k —

a s

k e

d T O K Y t o c r e a

t e t h e p r o -

m o

t i o n a

l m a

t e r i a

l s f o r

i t s f u n

d r a

i s e r / a r t a u c

t i o n e v e n

t e n

t i t l e d A r t

F i x

. W e e m

b r a c e

d t h e o r g a n

i z a t

i o n

’ s m

i s s

i o n : a

D I Y m e n

t a l i t y t h a t

p r o m o

t e s

t h e r e p u r p o s

i n g a n

d r e u s e o

f m a

t e r i a

l s .

W e s

i l k s c r e e n e d

p o s

t e r s o n

t o r e p u r p o s e

d w a

l l p a p e r

t o p r o m o

t e t h e e v e n

t a n

d t h e n

l e t t e r p r e s s p r i n

t e d t h e e v e n

t t i c

k e

t s o n

t o v a r i o u s p a

i n t c

h i p s .

A R T

F I X

DESIGN FIRM


LOCATION


A RT D I R E C TO R

Eric Thoelke

D E S I G N E R S

Jay David, Katy Fischer

C L I E N T

Art Fix

M AT E R I A L S

Wallpaper, paint chips,

silkscreen, letterpress



CHAPTER

p 1 9 0

I r a r e

l y o

b s e s s a

b o u

t t h i n g s

i n m y p r i v a

t e l i f e

. I f a i l t o c a r e a

b o u

t t h e

r i g h t s

h a

d e o

f g r e e n

f o r

t h e c o u c

h ,

t h e s e x u a

l s e c r e

t s o

f a n e x - l o

v e r

o r

t h e c o r r e c

t t e m p e r a

t u r e o

f t h e m

e e

t i n g r o o m

A C

. I d o n

’ t t h i n k I m

i s s

m u c

h .

H o w e v e r ,

I d o o

b s e s s o v e r o u r w o r k a n

d t h i n k t h a

t a n u m

b e r o

f

o u r

b e

t t e r p r o

j e c

t s c a m e o u

t o f s u c

h a n o

b s e s s

i o n .

DESIGN FIRM

Sagmeister Inc.

LOCATION

New York City, New York, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R

Stefan Sagmeister

D E S I G N E R S

Richard The, Joe Shouldice

C L I E N T

Experimenta, Urban Play

M AT E R I A L S

250,000 Eurocents

O B S E S S I O N S M A K E

M Y L I F E W O R S E A N D

M Y W O R K B E T T E R



This poster was created as the first in a series ofmaterials to promote creative exploration. A decon-structed Apple Power Mac G4 was handcrafted intoa fantasy world using a myriad of elements includingclay, balloons, pipe cleaner, insulation, wire, paper,plastic and anything else we could get our h andson. By making this poster interactive in the form ofa comic haiku, we invite th e viewers to provide thepiece with alternate meanings.

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C H A P T E R

CLIENT

Design Is Love

MATERIALS

Apple G4 Tower, clay, pipecleaner, paper, balloons, plastic,insulation, wire, cardboard, tape,blood, sweat, tears of joy

P R I N T E R

Thames Printing Company

DESIGN FIRM

CO:Lab

LOCATION

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER

CO:Lab

D E S

I G N

I S L

O V E

P O S

T E R



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d o n o u r

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b a g

s f o r

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k 2 ’ s “ A r t i s

t ’ s O r i g

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l s

P r o g r a m . ”

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t o m

b a g s w e r e a m o n g o

t h e r o r i g

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t h r i n

B l a t t e r r e - i n

t e r p r e

t e d b y

h a n

d t h e

a r t w o r k

f o r

t h e s e

f i v e

b a g s u s

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a v a r i e

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t e r i a

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b r o

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i l k s c r e e n ,

s p r a y p a i n

t , b u

t t o n s ,

a n

d e v e n

t o o

t h p

i c k p o i n

t i l -

i s m .

T h e r e s u

l t i s a

d i v e r s e r a n g e

o f w a y s

t o e x p r e s s

t h e m e s s a g e o

f

p e a c e ,

m u c

h i n l i n e w

i t h t h e a p p r o a c

h f o r

t h e o r i g

i n a

l b o o

k p r o

j e c

t .

D E S I G N F I R M

Chen Design Associates

LOCATION

San Francisco, California, USA

A RT D I R E C TO R

Joshua C. Chen

D E S I G N E R S

Kathrin Blatter, Max Spector,Joshua C. Ch en, Jennifer Tolo

C L I E N T

Timbuk2

M AT E R I A L S

Inks, paints, fabrics, thread,needle, buttons, photographs

P E A C E B E G I N S H E R E

M E S S E N G E R B A G S

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G R A P H I C D E S I G N

For many designers, creating things by hand is a reaction to too muchcomputer-based design. Since the rst Fingerprint was published, ideasthat were once on the fringe have begun to thrive in the mainstream. Fromtypography and illustration to book-making and lm titles, elements ofhandcraft have soaked into everyday life.

Fingerprint No. 2 reects the evolution of those ideas. In this second volume,you’ll still nd plenty of projects created entirely without the aid of computer

technology. But you’ll also discover how designers are beginning to incorporatethe two aesthetics—handmade and digital—in order to best communicatetheir message. A third, hybrid aesthetic is emerging; one that marries thetechnologies of the past and future into a vibrant, exciting present.

Look inside to discover 133 projects and exclusive visual essays from leadingdesigners, including Robynne Raye, Stefan Bucher and Christian Helms. Thesepieces of work prove that handmade elements are not only vital to excellent

design, but often result in exceptional design.

Listen for the pulse, which cannot be faked, forged or falsied. Look for thengerprint. It is the key to design’s success.

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education and dynamic invention. The award-

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