For the Fresher’s events I decided there could be a pull out poster which could be printed using risograph. This would save money printing the guide for finishes. The poster would be double sided, one side would be designed as a sort of souvineer for the new students and the other would have all of the events on. To push sustainability I wanted to have this printed using a risograph printer with soy based inks which are far more environmentally friendly than normal inks.
The design itself didn’t take me too long to refine. I started out with something quite simple but I felt that it was way too busy. The use of black in it too would mean an extra colour so I decided to strip it back to 2 colours. I played with the use of lines within the shapes and the confetti style arrangement until I found a composition I liked. After contacting multiple risograph studios asking for quotes we settled with Hato press. The colour palette of inks they had was limited and I couldn’t find a green the right shade, so instead I chose a flo red and teal ink for the poster.
The final poster looked amazing printed, while on a thin stock the textures that the risograph created were gorgeous and gave a tactile quality to the print. The misalignment that comes with risograph only added to the playfulness of the design, like a happy accident.
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