30 Seconds To Mars | Dusseldorf show poster

What a doozy. We were stoked to print this poster, firstly because it came courtesy of well respected poster artist Todd Slater, and secondly because it used a number of great techniques in the one image.

Technique 1 / split fountain from yellow to red. Deluxe.

Technique 2 / super fine bitmap for the black smoke. Tidy.

Technique 3 / what you can't see in these photos is the slightly metallic varnish layer that star-studs the black and carries the name and symbols of the artist. Sublime.

Technique 4 / transparent bitmap dove. Started off with a transparency of 75%, which proved to be too subtle, then worked our way up to around 35-40%. Beautiful.

Easily one of the most enjoyable prints we have produced.

30 SECONDS TO MARS | PARIS SHOW POSTER

This was the second of the 30 Seconds To Mars posters we printed.  

Straight forward 3 colour artwork separation and print, but none the less beautiful for it.

Look solid.  Look fine.

30 Seconds To Mars | Glasgow show poster

This was the first of the 30 Seconds To Mars posters to be printed. 

Pretty straight forward, but a very nice finished piece.

Only two colour, but the red uses a tidy gradient in the background.  See, there it is!

Deluxe.

White Duck | Snap Shots

Ongoing Snap shot photography taken in and around WhiteDuck. 

Alfa X Darkotics | sneek peek

A wee sneeky peek at the fourth coming Darkotics X Alfa show at Detour in Bath.  We produced some lovely 4 colour paper and t-shirt prints, which in turn matched the graphics on some awesome boards.  

Watch out for an update and more photos after the show ...

Howard Jones | Special edition CD

We were blown away by the scope of this album project for Howard Jones.

Hush Creative approached us with the concept of printing onto 13 colours of heavy Colorplan stock with 12 different images in 12 corresponding colours of ink!

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Click through below for more info, and to get a better idea of the finished piece.

Ede X MegaMunden | V & IV

Mouth wateringly beautifull print, Quite literally hot of the flat bed….. Big thanks to Ollie Munden and Chris Ede for the chance to print these lovely’s….
1 colour screen print ( process black through a 120 mesh screen) on 270gsm Bright White GF Smith Colorplan acid free archival stock.

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Ede X MegaMunden

D&AD | Pixels at dawn

This poster was printed for an London event hosted by D&AD. The design is by Magpie Studio. It is a 3 colour print on 270gsm Smoke Colorplan stock. See more for a rundown on the event.....

McFaul Studio | 5 Year Print

We were commissioned to print this 4-colour edition for the incredible McFaul Studio to celebrate 5 years of their excellence.

The combination of this wicked detailed design and print beyond perfection has resulted in a print that jumps off the page and knocks you flying!

They have headed off to New York with a handful of artists proofs before we produce the limited edition run of 50.

Soon they will be available to buy online, so keep an eye on the McFaul blog for details. Buy one, celebrate, and enjoy.

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Computer Arts Projects tutorial

The Duck writes an in-depth 23 step tutorial for international design magazine Computer Arts Projects

Nicky Snow | Lolita

A seven colour wonder, designed by Bath local artist, Nicky Snow. Quite a technical print in the end - 4 col process + 2 spot colours and a spot metallic. BOSH! 

Watch for the Nicky Snow website launch soon (we'll be posting when live).

Beach Boys tour UK

The legendary Beach Boys stretched their American tour across the atlantic to fulfill a string of UK dates. We got to print some sweet posters for them.