Another self-promo from trash

10/8 ** This is not so original after all. Many people have business cards like these years ago. But, think of what other crap we can print on... Might make it more interesting.

I've been really interested in using material that has already exhausted their original purpose. Last time I posted the self-promo book by Jim Hargreaves, in this post, Dailey Crafton used old recycled chipboard from cereal boxes for his business card and basically printed on the backside of the chipboard using his Epson printer.

I really think it's creative (and in a way, also not). It does convey, however, that the designer is thinking of the environment and trying to reuse. I especially like the print-on-demand idea—it just produces less/no waste.

I might do something like this in the future for my own business cards. But, I'll try to change the front (printed cereal side; maybe add/substract/embellish...) and add my own info on the back. Without any identification that the piece of chipboard is NOT just another piece of crap, someone might accidently throw it away (or hopefully, at least recycle it).

Anyway, that's just my side of things.
Found on FPO site (again, I know. But I really like that site!) Here's the original link.

A designer's trashy self-promo book

 
Last week while I was browsing I found this really cool self-promotion book. It uses used material like wrapping paper, magazine, newsprint... prints over them, and then binds the whole thing with a string. It sounds busy, but the overall effect was quiet sophisticated.

The large red blocks with his messages are superimposed and because it is red over muted colors, his messages are easily separated from the rest. I thought it was a nice touch using actual trash to make something new and environmentally friendly. Not ideal with mass production, but then again, there's so much trash out there, it's possible.

One thing the designer pointed out was his printing process. He nearly jammed and broke his super expensive laser printer with all the glossy/coated paper. Not worth it for a self-promo book with total cost of $2-3.

Here's the original link to his book on the FPO website.

** Forgot to mention that the designer is Jim Hargreaves.