Comments on: How Laughing Squid Stickers Are Made At Sticker Giant http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/ art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:11:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Fischer http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-551192 John Fischer Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:06:27 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-551192 The inks go down in order of opacity. The least opaque inks go down first. Often the black plate is called the "overprint" plate. Great designers understand printing processes and design for the process. The Laughing Squid stickers are a great example of a simple design that looks great when silkscreen printed. In my book the master of designing for the medium is Shepard Fairey, http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/sets/72057594097291771/ The inks go down in order of opacity. The least opaque inks go down first. Often the black plate is called the “overprint” plate.

Great designers understand printing processes and design for the process. The Laughing Squid stickers are a great example of a simple design that looks great when silkscreen printed.

In my book the master of designing for the medium is Shepard Fairey, http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/sets/72057594097291771/

]]> By: kitt http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550943 kitt Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:54:24 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550943 cool! thanks for the recommendation, too! cool! thanks for the recommendation, too!

]]> By: Adam http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550933 Adam Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:39:32 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550933 Badass! I love sticker giant. Badass! I love sticker giant.

]]> By: Scott Beale http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550774 Scott Beale Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:57:55 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550774 Yes, all of that information is still on our stickers page I linked to in the post: http://laughingsquid.com/laughing-squid-stickers/ Yes, all of that information is still on our stickers page I linked to in the post: http://laughingsquid.com/laughing-squid-stickers/

]]> By: chris http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550759 chris Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:03:56 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550759 Can i still send an SASE for free stickers? Can i still send an SASE for free stickers?

]]> By: KathleenKKKathleen http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550727 KathleenKKKathleen Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:01:22 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550727 Thanks Scott, I've done screen printing on a small basis. But everything in sync with the machines is awesome. Thanks Scott,
I’ve done screen printing on a small basis. But everything in sync with the machines is awesome.

]]> By: cyclosity http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550725 cyclosity Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:54:38 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550725 Cool video! Cool video!

]]> By: jr http://laughingsquid.com/how-laughing-squid-stickers-are-made-at-sticker-giant/comment-page-1/#comment-550723 jr Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:50:02 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15949#comment-550723 I would have guessed that the black ink would be applied first. I would have guessed that the black ink would be applied first.

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