Beast Pieces » poster http://www.beastpieces.com Studio On Fire // Design & Letterpress Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:28:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 3D Boy Poster http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/3d-boy-poster/ http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/3d-boy-poster/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:38:32 +0000 admin http://www.beastpieces.com/?p=4549 This print is the result of a collaboration between illustrator/painter/art maker Oliver Jeffers and swissmiss’ Tina Roth Eisenberg. Quirky and fun, this three color poster measures out at 11″ x 14,” printed in our Minneapolis studio on Crane Lettra Flo White 110lb cover stock. Does anybody else think popcorn sounds really good right now?

Available for purchase over on Swiss Miss.

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]]> http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/3d-boy-poster/feed/ 1 Should I Work for Free? http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/should-i-work-for-free/ http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/should-i-work-for-free/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:25:07 +0000 admin http://www.beastpieces.com/?p=4591 If you haven’t had the pleasure of exploring Jessica Hische’s work, you should really go check it out. Her remarkable talent and wit permeates everything she does, a prime example being this poster she designed last year asking the age old question “should i work for free?” Every designer has asked themselves this at some point and Jessica has taken the time to break it down for you in this FIVE color poster she had us letterpress. Printed on Crane Lettra Flo White 110c (one of our house stocks), each 15″ x 25″ print is signed and editioned. Available for purchase in Jessica’s store.

Another side project Jessica produced is inkerlinker, a site dedicated to finding an awesome printer to fit your needs. We’re pretty pumped about the love people have shown us on the site and always enjoy reading the comments people leave. Go ahead and “like” us… you know you want to.

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]]> http://www.beastpieces.com/2012/01/should-i-work-for-free/feed/ 2 Buzzed & Fuzzed Print Set http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/buzzed-fuzzed-print-set/ http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/buzzed-fuzzed-print-set/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:01:23 +0000 admin http://www.beastpieces.com/?p=4460 Still working on your holiday shopping? No worries, we’re here for you. Just this morning we added yet another new item to our shop, the Buzzed & Fuzzed Print Set. Give them as a pair or break them apart to give to your boozy best friend and highly caffeinated little sister.

Printed with three inks (brown, yellow and a tonal warm gray) on Wausau Royal Compliments Natural White 100c, each print measures 12.625″ x 9.625.”

Just want one? Too bad, they only come as a set. Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter for an exclusive discount promo code.

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]]> http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/buzzed-fuzzed-print-set/feed/ 0 New SOF website with expanded shop! http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/new-sof-website-with-expanded-shop/ http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/new-sof-website-with-expanded-shop/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:30:57 +0000 admin http://www.beastpieces.com/?p=4186 You may have noticed on your way to purchase a 2012 Studio On Fire Letterpress Calendar that studioonfire.com has a completely overhauled look! We’re pretty proud of the new site and have plans to add more features in the coming weeks.

Being the paper-oriented people that we are, our friends over at westwerk design handled the creation of the site for us. Not only were they were great to work with, but their studio is conveniently located just upstairs from our basement workspace.

Along with the new site is additional merchandise for the store! All of our classic items are still available, as well as the 2012 calendar and several new posters.

Above: Artisan Activist Poster, Crane Lettra Flo White 110C, 13″ x 19″, 2 Color Split Fountain on 2 Separate Plates + 1 Tonal Varnish

 

Above: Sunshine Poster, Crane Lettra Flo White 110c, 12″ x 16″, 3 Color Split Fountain

 

Above: Matter Into Spirit Poster, Crane Lettra Flo White 110c, 13″ x 20″, 2 Color Split Fountain + Blind Impression

 

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]]> http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/12/new-sof-website-with-expanded-shop/feed/ 0 Target: Design United http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/10/target-design-united/ http://www.beastpieces.com/2011/10/target-design-united/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:25:24 +0000 admin http://www.beastpieces.com/?p=4033 Earlier this year we were asked to participate in Target’s Design United campaign. Target made use of the massive street level windows of their corporate location to showcase their bullseye logo as interpreted by 51 local artists. We were thrilled to be included and submitted a dozen prints for them to choose from. The display was up from April to October in downtown Minneapolis.

Our process started with a hand drawn mehndi inspired pattern that we scanned in and cleaned up to create a photopolymer plate. We also created a plate of the solid Target logo which we used to lay down some background colors, allowing us to utilize the transparent nature of the inks and achieve some great overprinting. Our pressman went to town and applied most of the inks by hand directly to the plates or paper, resulting in dozens of completely unique pieces. Some of our favorites are below, along with some shots of the installation that we took while it was up this summer.

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