Luc Grenier


Hello!
I’m a creative designer and maker from Boston, MA, US.
I have cross-functional design expertise with both digital– 
_ motion graphics _ 3D modeling _ shader rendering _ web design
–and physical media.
_ print _ product _ publication _ installation _ experiential design

Selected Work

Interactive Data Visualization
Motion Graphic Social Campaign
Concept Print Product
Play Set Product
Poster Designs
Publication Designs


About Me



2024
Backup Copy
Client: personal work
Work: print, product, and concept design


Project Overview
This print and packaging design is a physical product with conceptual inspiration. I designed, printed, and finished a limited series of backup copies of my hard drive filled with personal data.



Goals
The goal for this project was to use my skills in print design and production to attempt making a perfect replica of my hard drive. I wanted to make a physical copy of something that contains a great deal of digital information. Though it’s stripped of its utility in the act of creating a copy, Backup Copy is a commercialized product that plays with this altered process of disseminating personal data.
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Black

Design Process
With a image scan of my hard drive, I started developing print files for a silk screen printing process and strategically picked color separations. That would lead to the most realistic looking copy using a combination of CMYK process printing and spot coloring.
A total of seven different inks were used in the printing process: cyan, magenta, yellow, black process printing inks  supplemented with fluorescent pink, transparent gloss, and transparent warm gray.


To package the  printed product, I decided to use imagery that mimicked the bag  in which I carry my hard drive around with me. I used transparent black and red inks to silk screen print on cellophane slipcases. I included information about the product like its creation date, date last modified, and available data space and editioned each print with vinyl cut stickers.



Final Product