Greteman group

I researched the companies which featured on my last post about envelope design and my favourite was Greteman Group which is situated in Kansas, USA. They were my favourite because they had a really organic feel to their work and they use lovely colours in their print work and use a lot of illustration and imagery. I also liked them because of their clients - this is usually what attracts me most to designers or companies - and also their environmental design.

Environmental -

Oklahoma City Zoo






I have got quite interested in exhibition design recently and i might be doing design for environment for my third brief. I love the zoo because it looks engaging and fun as well as informative.

Print work


Book


This is a book they have done called nuts for nature which gives you a guide to getting animals and nature into your own garden. I like the subject matter and the imagery suits it perfectly. Again it looks like it was hand printed with silkscreen or even a sponge! but i dont think it is. i love the different textures they have achieved and the colours are very sophisticated for a book that could have easily looked too childish. you can buy it off amazon so i think i might have to do just that.

condom and lube kit



this condom and lube kit, cleverly disguised as a box of matches looks amazing and is a really good idea. I think i might just love it because i have a thing for brown paper and the yellow black and red printed on top looks really bold. the information on the inside is in-keeping with the whole package and they've obviously thought a lot about the audience and format. I would like to print on brown paper in the future and try to get some really bright colours , maybe through screen printing.

Cigar case



this box is also another of their designs i like. they seem to have a way of making colours really stand out and it instantly says south america through these colours, the illustration and the typography.

These print items were all under the category of 'fun' on the website so i dont think its their main work thast they make money from, more like side projects. I would love to produce work like this as a job because it uses print, looks organic and hand made and the colours and textures are lovely.