blackhoundblue » hand http://www.blackhoundblue.com Wherein blackhound relays his views on expressive frippery & designer tomfoolery with utter nonsense to an assorted assemblage of both well-wishers & neigh-sayers. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:11:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Hand + Eye, A Metal Card http://www.blackhoundblue.com/2006/12/hand-eye-a-metal-card/ http://www.blackhoundblue.com/2006/12/hand-eye-a-metal-card/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:30:05 +0000 blackhound http://www.blackhoundblue.com/?p=289 The photographer and craftsman Todd Schellinger asked me to design some metal business cards for his studio Hand + Eye. He gave me pretty broad creative license, asking only that it speak to the tradition of craftsmanship that he brings to each job.

Designing for metal presents many challenges and opportunities. I knew from the start that I wanted to make something that would transform from one state of being to another. What I ended up producing was a semi-articulated metal hand that could hold onto an envelope or an invoice.

Rude gestures are left to the imagination.

Hand + Eye CardSemi-Articulated Metal HandNo Rude GesturesCard Clipped to Envelope

UPDATE: Since folk were interested in learning more about these cards, I put up some more information.

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