Time stands still when this invitation leaves its sleeve. Here is a stunning laser cut Plexiglass invitation we created for the premiere of an Adidas and Daniel Arsham short film collaboration. Made from clear acrylic Plexiglass and screen printed in white ink, the invitation was then laser cut into the iconic HOURGLASS shape for which […]
DATAGRAPHIC Promotional 3D Desk Calendar
Our 2019 promotional 3D desk calendar is dodeca-licious! If you think that printing companies tend to overthink [and over-engineer] their own marketing materials, our first dodecahedron promotional 3D desk calendar should not disappoint. After countless misaligned tabs, innumerable angle adjustments and frequent Geometry 101 flashbacks, our year-end labor-of-love is finally in the mail. The striking 12-sided […]
Lee Lee’s Rugelach Packaging
Making your bakery stand out in New York City is tough, even if you’ve been serving up the best rugelach – a croissant-like Jewish pastry – for years. Fortunately for Lee Lee’s Bakery, DataGraphic crafted a logo and packaging that deftly capture what’s made it one of the most beloved institutions in Harlem for decades – the personality of its founder, Alvin Lee Smalls.
Screen Printing vs Foil Stamping
Screen printing is a process by which an image is imposed onto a specialized mesh (screen) creating a stencil. Inks or coatings are pushed through the apertures in the mesh by way of a squeegee under pressure and transferred onto a printing surface. With foil stamping, a design is transferred onto a substrate via a thin metallic, translucent or opaque film using pressure and high heat. The image to be stamped is etched in relief on the plate so the design is raised, rather than recessed.
DataGraphic Lion and Lamb Direct Mail Campaign
A Direct Mail Campaign that ‘Stands Up’ to Multiple Processes Project: Playing on harsh winter weather and optimistically anticipating a gentle spring, we decided to show off our multi-process artistry with a playful, free-standing direct mail campaign. The piece, which blew across our presses like a nor’easter, combines five different processes and, with the tuck of a […]
Keep a Child Alive Black Ball Event Program Book
Project: Co-founded by Alicia Keys, the Keep a Child Alive Foundation aims to realize the end of AIDS for children and families, by combating the physical, social and economic impacts of HIV. One of their major fundraising efforts is the annual, star-studded “Black Ball” gala, for which DataGraphic was tapped to produce an event program […]
Screen Printing
How it Works Screen printing or serigraphy is essentially a stencil process whereas the image is imposed onto a specialized mesh (screen) which allows the ink to be transferred onto the printing surface. Inks or coatings are pushed through the apertures in the mesh by way of a squeegee under pressure. True screen printing delivers […]
CHOPARD 150th Anniversary INVITATION SUITE
Animal World Collateral: Playful menagerie of print techniques. Ensemble: Invitation suite with capacity envelope + menu card. Print: Folder with tipped-on front pocket: cover illustration is completely foil stamped in champagne gold, and type is foil stamped in vibrant green gloss pigment; on the interior, hand painted watercolor is reproduced in offset lithography. Invitation: screen printed acrylic panel […]
