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Chris Smyth of Skep unveils new typographic prints that play on our love of 'limited edition'

Chris Smyth, the creative brains behind London studio Skep, has today launched his latest side project, Runof50, a collection of limited-edition black and white typographic poster prints, based on the premise that only 50 are available per design.

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Laptop displaying Runof50 website featuring a grid of black and white typographic poster designs with geometric shapes and patterns

"The concept is certainly not a new space, in fact, it represents the simple joy of owning a piece of print communication," Chris tells Creative Boom. "Growing up as a young designer I always loved covering my walls with work that I knew only a few others had or could get hold of. In a strange way, I felt closer to the designer, almost like I was invited into the process of the work myself. I'm a firm believer that experience shaped me as a designer and that everyone should have access to that feeling and experience."

However, as Chris points out, limited edition prints can often sell for hundreds or even thousands of pounds, and therefore only available exclusively to the "privileged few". For Runof50, Chris is making things more affordable and accessible.

"I celebrate the joy of the limited edition print space by bringing beautiful minimalistic poster and typographic design, in exclusive limited edition runs at an affordable price point, accessible to everyone and available to be shipped anywhere in the world," he says.

The ever-growing series of prints are only available from runof50.com (which itself is a beautifully-designed website) and each limited to a short run of 50 prints. "Once they are gone, they are gone, no reprints, no re-runs," Chris adds.

For those who just have to know, the print process is Giclée, the stock is 189gsm matte and each poster is 50x70cm. Each print costs just £25. To find out more about Chris Smyth and Skep, visit skep.studio.

Runof50 logo in white typography with registered trademark symbol on black background
Minimalist black and white typographic poster print from Runof50 featuring stacked geometric letterforms within a rectangular frame on grey background
A framed black and white minimalist typographic print with geometric shapes forming an abstract letter F design by Runof50
Black and white poster with large white circle on black background, titled "01 drop" from Runof50's limited edition typographic print collection
Black and white typographic poster print featuring the word "EASY" in bold outlined lettering on a black background, part of the Runof50 limited-edition series
Black and white Runof50 poster featuring geometric circles of varying sizes arranged in a minimalist grid pattern on a dark background
Madeby Motive Exhibition 2016 poster with white eye and radiating lines on black background
Runof50 website on a smartphone showing the 'O' Alphabet Series print priced at £25.00 with an Add to Cart button
Runof50 website displayed on a smartphone screen showing the Mono collection with various geometric black and white typographic designs arranged in a grid layout
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