How do I number printing 2 up of 2 variants

[eyepeace]

Hopefully this doesn't open up a can of shitstorm... I've been reading up on numbering editions here and have found alot of answers to questions I had and even questions I now realize I should have had.

But I have a kind of specific situation:

I've got a poster I want to print 2up x 50. But the funky part is I want to print 2 versions of the same poster at the same time. They use the same colors - kind of like a reverse of eachother.

How would I number that?
I was thinking I could do the dark ones 1/50 v1.
And the light ones 1/50 v2.
But that doesn't tell you they were on the same run. Or does that matter?
I usually don't get this anal over this stuff, but it seems like this is an important thing to people and I'd rather not piss off the collectors (cuz I have so many ) Nah, I just wanna know anybodies thoughts on this.

[scrojo]

1/50.

[eyepeace]

Originally Posted by scrojo

1/50.

ok so just simply 1/50 for each. (There will be 100 in all - 50 light - 50 dark)

[Jesse]

I did the same thing for a lecture poster I did a year or so ago. 50 where silver was the dominant color, 50 where blue was. I felt they were all part of the same edition, so I numbered them 1/100 with all the silvers odd numbers and blues evens.

[eyepeace]

Originally Posted by Jesse

I did the same thing for a lecture poster I did a year or so ago. 50 where silver was the dominant color, 50 where blue was. I felt they were all part of the same edition, so I numbered them 1/100 with all the silvers odd numbers and blues evens.

hmmmm that's cool. Didn't think of the even/odd thing... that's alot of math but I think I can handle it.

Thanks guys!

Oh and Jesse - just saw who you were. I've always loved that Little Ones album cover!
-yes scrojo - you rule, too.

[geezfools]

see, in record collecting, it just goes by color for the most part. There is a pressing plant where you can get super cheap records if you use the left over vinyl. So someone will press a record and get 245 copies back, but there might be /8 light blue, /24 dark blue, /27 midnight blue, until you fill up all /250. They're all first press, but multiple variants and numbered. I haven't looked into numbering for posters yet, but just sayin' that's how we do it when records get pressed.

[Streeter]

They are variants so they each have their own edition. The way they are printed doesn't effect the way they are numbered. Do what Scrojo said.

[RichieGoodtimes]

Instead of numbers, just draw runes, since no one gives a shit anyways.

[eyepeace]

Originally Posted by RichieGoodtimes

Instead of numbers, just draw runes, since no one gives a shit anyways.

So I'm starting to get the big picture now...
When in doubt do what Scrojo says, when you don't give a shit do what Richie says.

[RichieGoodtimes]

Something like that.