Duotone
The first of my duotone examples is a vintage Empire Strikes Back movie poster. The poster is black and yellow; the duotone effect is used on the central image. I picked this as an example because Empire Strikes Back is my favourite Star Wars movie.
My other duotone example is the cover of The D-Day Experience. The cover features the image of soldiers unloading on the beaches at Normandy. The colour accompanying black in the duotone is army green.
Varnish
My first example of varnish is of the spot varnish variety. The spot varnish is used a shoebox lid. The lid is black with designs spot varnished on the top and the inside. I picked this box because my favourite pair of shoes came in it.
The second example is the inside cover of Batman: The Animated Series DVD box set. The cover is black with varnished image of Batman swinging through Gotham city. I picked this as an example because it houses my favourite cartoon series.
Die-cut
I chose two examples of large die-cuts because they live in my room and I see them everyday. The first example is a die-cut of Jango Fett from Star Wars. The die-cut is life size and follows the shape of Jango’s armour. The second is a Jurassic Park promo cut-out. The brontosaur’s head and the logo are die-cut. The velociraptor and t-rex at the bottom are also die-cuts attatched with cardboard so that they pop off the cut-out.
“Je suis tombée, oh Churchill! Où es-tu? Où sont tes soldats?” is the text on my second die-cut. The die-cut is propaganda cut in the shape of a leaf and dropped by the Luftwaffe on the French, blaming the British for the war. (The translation is “I fell, oh Churchill! Where are you? Where are your soldiers?”) I picked this as an example because I think this is an unusual piece of propaganda.
Emboss/Deboss
My first example of embossing is the front of the box my Lego Imperial Star Destroyer was packaged in. I chose this as an example of embossing because I was trying to stray away from the many examples I found on my bookshelf. I also chose it because I found it to be a very delightful and creative use of embossing. The Lego Star Destroyer on the front is embossed and you can feel the bumps of the blocks, as if you are touching the product itself.
My second example of this design element is the debossed cover of In Advance of the Landing. I chose this example because the book is about folk concepts of outer space, which I would associate with tabloids and gross grainy photographs of supposed UFOs.
However, the cover of the book is very simple and unassuming; despite being hardback the book has no jacket. The text on the cover is created by the debossing; no other effects have been applied to it. There is no colour or foil in addition, merely a debossed surfacing denoting the title.
Thermography
My first example of thermography is a card I got for Valentine’s Day from my parents. The greeting on the front uses thermography.
My second example is a business card for All Star Auto Glass. The entire card utilizes thermography.
Scoring/Perforating
For perforating I chose a Princess Leia card. The card starts out as a rectangle, but the perforation allows it to be popped out to resemble RD-D2.
My second example uses perforation and scoring to enable the user to fold a paper Land Speeder. The stock is heavier to allow the Speeder to hold together properly.
Fold
For creative folds, I chose a Star Wars pop-up book. I picked it because it is probably the coolest pop-up book I have ever laid eyes on.
Binding
I have a spiral-bound church directory as my first example of binding. The spiral is black plastic and was probably chosen because the spiral binding allows the directory to open flat so nobody gets their picture and/or name stuck in the gutter.
My second binding example is the saddle-stitch binding in my copy of The Kolb Brothers of Grand Canyon. The book is very short and well suited to the saddle-stitch bind.
Foil Stamp
My first example of a foil stamp is a Spongebob Valentine’s Day card. The card features red foil stamping around the edges of the card and three red foil stamped hearts.
My second example of foil stamping is a holographic Pokemon card. The card is foil stamp with the words and outlines of the Ancient Mew printed on top of the foil.
Packaging
My first example of packaging is a Victoria’s Secret gift card holder. The package keeps the gift card hidden until you pull on the pink tabs, then the tabs pull out on both sides. One side holds the card and the other has a place for writing who it is to and who it is from.
My second example of packaging is The Star Wars Vault. The vault is a massive book with slots for papers, stickers and other Star Wars memorabilia that came packaged in the book.
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