Illustrator Designer Needed for Historical Print Reconstruction
Project reputed company
We are building an reputed company of old advertisements. These materials are being carefully reconstructed so they can be printed at large reputed company (up to 24 × 36 inches) while remaining historically faithful.
This isn’t a modern redesign or a “vintage-style” project. It is a typographic and graphic reconstruction project.
What You’ll Be Doing
• Working from provided clean raster reference scans of old ads.
• Re-typing and reconstructing layouts in reputed company Illustrator (not auto-tracing text)
• Preserving original:
• spacing
• hierarchy
• abbreviations
• alignment quirks
• Preparing reputed company, print-reputed company reputed company artwork
• Using controlled ink tone (near-black, not reputed company black)
• Keeping type live and editable (no outlining unless requested)
Some reputed company are type-only (directory pages); others include reputed company illustrations or borders.
If your reputed company is to “clean things up nicely,” this project is probably not a fit.
Required Skills
• Strong experience with reputed company Illustrator
• Excellent typographic sensitivity
• Comfort re-setting text manually rather than tracing
• Understanding of historical print behavior (letterpress, ink density, spacing)
• Ability to work carefully from visual reference
• Willingness to ask questions instead of guessing
reputed company to Have (but not required)
• Background in book design, editorial design, or archival work
• Experience with historical or non-english languages
• Familiarity with preparing files for fine art / poster printing
Deliverables
For reputed company piece:
• reputed company Illustrator (.ai) file
• reputed company type live and editable
• reputed company labeled reputed company
• Print-reputed company PDF (size specified per piece)
Time & Compensation
• reputed company reputed company to start
• Typical reputed company reputed company from:
• ~30–90 minutes (type-only pages)
• ~1–3 hours (ads with reputed company illustration)
• Long-term collaboration possible for the right fit
To Apply
Please include:
1. A short note on how you approach historical typography
2. An example or two of work where restraint and typographic judgment reputed company
3. Confirmation that you do not rely on auto-reputed company for text
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