Paper Moon
One night. One last picture.
A 1930s picture-house built inside your faculty hall. Numbered seats, a hand-lettered marquee, and a paper moon everybody gets photographed on.
01
The concept
Four years of showing up in the same rooms. This realm turns the last one into a cinema for a night.
Paper Moon dresses a hall you already have — a lecture theatre, a gym, a canteen after the tables come out — as a small independent picture-house on its closing night. Numbered seat cards, a ticket booth at the door, a hand-lettered marquee over the entrance, and a paper moon on a stand that every single person sits on before they leave.
It's the quiet one in the catalogue. Where The Last Lap is loud and outdoors and full of running, this is low light, warm bulbs, and people sitting close enough to talk. If your group is more film-society than football-team, this is yours.
The palette is bottle green and bone with a single warm bulb tone. It's built to look right under bad indoor lighting, which is the lighting you'll have.
02
Identity
A marquee, a ticket, and a seat number. Everything grows from those three.
A marquee wordmark with a bulb-dot grid behind it, supplied flat for print and as a layered file if somebody on your committee wants to wire real bulbs to it.
A ticket system: a serif-free condensed numeral set from 001 to 250, used on tickets, seat cards, cloakroom tags, and the running order. Everyone is a seat number for the night.
A four-page guide covering the two type sizes, the three colours, and the one rule — the warm bulb tone is for light sources only, never for text.
03
Design assets
Print-ready at true size, no guessing at the copy shop.
Marquee wordmark
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitCondensed numeral set
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitAdmission ticket sheet
A4 · 3-up with cut lines · PDF
Unlocks with the kitSeat number cards
A4 · 12-up with cut lines · PDF
Unlocks with the kitProgramme booklet
8pp · A5 · PDF
Unlocks with the kitMarquee board artwork
84.1x118.9cm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
Unlocks with the kitLobby poster set
420x594mm ×4 · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
Unlocks with the kitColour + type guide
4pp · A5 · PDF
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Merch
Eight pieces in one print style, so the tee, the cap and the mug read as one set. Sized for local printers.
Try it with your names
Type your faculty, your group and your year, in English or Arabic, and see them on the tee, the mug and the lanyard.
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Tee, back print
A3 · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Tee, pocket print
90mm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Hoodie, back print
A3 · same file as the tee back
Canvas tote
30×35cm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Embroidered cap
60mm · PNG for an embroidery digitiser
Mug wrap
200×90mm · sublimation PNG
Sticker sheet
A5 · 300dpi PNG · cut to the borders
Lanyard pass
105mm · names editable in Studio
Arabic line آخر صورة means “one last picture”
Every design here opens in Studio, the editor that comes in the kit. Retype anything in English or Arabic, move it, add your faculty's name or a photo, delete what you don't want, then print it to PDF at size. It runs in any browser, offline.
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Props
Everything here is printable, buildable, or buyable in Attaba.
Paper moon panels
89.1x126cm · print-shop PDF + A3 parts
Unlocks with the kitTicket booth facade
118.8x168cm · print-shop PDF + A3 parts
Unlocks with the kitMarquee letter set
A3 ×8 · print-ready PDF
Unlocks with the kitPopcorn box net
A4 · cut + fold lines · PDF
Unlocks with the kitVelvet rope sign plates
A4 ×4 · print-ready PDF
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DIY lab
Step-by-step builds with real costs. Start with the green ones the week before.
EasyPopcorn boxes
Print the net onto 250gsm, cut, score with the back of a knife, fold and glue two tabs. Three people can fold a hundred while watching something.
- Cost
- 4 each EGP
- Prep
- 3 min each
Unlocks with the kitEasySeat number cards
Print, guillotine, and tape one to every chair back before people arrive. Costs almost nothing and does more for the room than anything else on this list.
- Cost
- 60 total EGP
- Prep
- 45 min
Unlocks with the kitMediumBulb marquee board
Plywood, the tiled artwork pasted flat, and a string of warm LEDs pushed through drilled holes. Battery-powered, so you don't need a socket near the door.
- Cost
- 450–650 EGP
- Prep
- 4 hrs
Unlocks with the kitAdvancedThe paper moon
A crescent cut from doubled cardboard, papered with the printed panels, braced at the back and bolted to a weighted stand so two people can sit on the curve without it going over.
- Cost
- 700–1000 EGP
- Prep
- 6 hrs
Unlocks with the kitAdvancedTicket booth
A cardboard facade over a folding table, with a cut window and a shelf. It reads from three metres away, which is all it needs to do.
- Cost
- 500–800 EGP
- Prep
- 5 hrs
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Photography
Twelve shots, in order, built for a room with bad light.
Indoor light is the hard part, so the shot list is built around the light sources you're bringing: the marquee bulbs, the booth window, and one warm lamp off to the side that does most of the work.
Each shot comes with a framing sketch, a phone-camera setting to change before you start, and the one instruction to give people so the picture isn't twelve faces looking at the lens.
Two grade presets for Lightroom mobile and Snapseed that hold the green and stop skin tones going yellow under warm bulbs.
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Video
One 45-second edit anybody can cut on a phone.
A storyboard shaped like a trailer: titles, a run of faces, one long shot of the room filling up, and a cut to black on the marquee going off.
Title cards and lower thirds as transparent PNG sequences, so nobody needs motion software.
A CapCut structure guide, including what to do when the footage is darker than you hoped — which it will be.
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Signature experiences
The three moments that make it a night rather than a room with posters. Run them in this order.
EasyAdmission
Nobody walks in. Everyone is handed a numbered ticket at the booth and shown to a seat by someone in a bow tie. It takes ninety seconds a person and it sets the entire night.
- Cost
- in the print EGP
- Prep
- 20 min setup
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe reel
Ten minutes of footage your group already has — phone videos from four years, in no particular order, no music at first. Then the music. Nobody talks through it.
- Cost
- 0 EGP
- Prep
- collect over 2 weeks
Unlocks with the kitMediumSitting on the moon
Two at a time, all night, one person on the camera. By the end you have a portrait of every pair of friends in the group in the same frame. This is the album.
- Cost
- in the build EGP
- Prep
- 15 min setup
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Day plan
A run sheet you can hand to two people and walk away.
- 14:00
Load in
Chairs into rows, seat cards taped on, moon assembled at the back of the room where it stays.
- 16:00
Light check
Marquee bulbs on, room lights off, find the one lamp that fixes the faces. Do this before anyone arrives.
5 more steps in the full run sheet. It comes with the kit.
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Checklist
Work backwards from your date.
- 4 weeks out — book the hall and confirm you can turn the main lights off01
- 4 weeks out — start collecting phone footage from the group for the reel02
9 more in the kit's checklist.
Photo pieces
The things people photograph
Eight pieces come in every realm, drawn in that realm's own colours. Each one is a print file at its real size with a how-to page — send it to a print shop or make it at home. Your department code and year change on all of them at once in Studio.
Unlocks with the kitSenior banner
300×100cm · print-shop PDF, stick-on letters or A4 parts
SENIORS, your year and your department code. Send it to a flex printer in one piece, or print one letter per A4 sheet and stick them onto your own banner using the measured layout.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
Photo-booth frame
90×60cm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts + cut-outs
The one everybody queues for. Mount it on foam board and cut the marked window out; the letters, year, cap and stars come as separate pieces to stick around it.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
Unlocks with the kitProps on sticks
A4 ×4 · cut lines and stick tabs
Speech bubbles, placards, a graduation cap and glasses, each with a tab to tape a stick to.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
Name fan
A4 · one per person · photo circle
One per person, with their photo in the middle and their name under it. Type each name in Studio and print.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
Unlocks with the kitCut-letter kit
A4 ×2 · alphabet, digits, spares
The mismatched letters, already drawn. Spare vowels included, because every group runs out halfway through the first name.
In the kit · 1
- cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
Unlocks with the kitCupcake toppers
20-up on A4 · cut circles
Seven designs for the table, in the same print style as everything else.
In the kit · 1
- cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
Unlocks with the kitMug coasters
9cm round + square · 4-up on A4 · print-shop file
Four designs that go with the mug. Print on card at home, or send the print-shop file for cork or ceramic.
In the kit · 3
- coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
Unlocks with the kitPainted sunglasses
A4 guide · lettering at lens size
Cheap black party sunglasses, lettered by hand with a paint pen. The guide shows the words at the size they sit on the lens, so you can copy them straight off the page.
In the kit · 1
- sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
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Spec sheet
- Files
- 79 files
- Formats
- PDF, PNG, HTML, TXT, MD
- Print sizes
- A0, A2, A3, A4, A5, 89.1×126cm, 118.8×168cm, 300×100cm
- Fonts
- Bangers (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1) · Permanent Marker (Apache Licence 2.0) · Lalezar (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1)
- Difficulty range
- Easy to advanced
- Est. materials cost
- EGP 1,600–2,600 for a group of 30
- Minimum group size
- 10 people
- Delivery
- Download link by email once we've checked your transfer · 5 full-kit downloads · link lasts 30 days
What's in the zip
Every file you get, folder by folder. Nothing here is a mock-up — each one is the print file at its real size. The previews on this page are watermarked; the files in the zip are clean.
Open first4 files
- START-HERE.pdfWhat's in the kit and the order to open it in
- START-HERE.txtThe same, as plain text
- Studio.htmlThe editor: change the department code and year everywhere, retype anything, print at size
- FONTS.mdEvery font, its licence and where to get it
Identity01-identity/1 file
- colour-and-type-guide-A4.pdfColours, type and the mark, for anyone making something new
Merch print files02-merch/8 files
- tshirt-and-hoodie-back-A3-300dpi.pngBack print, transparent, for DTF or screen
- tshirt-front-pocket-90mm-300dpi.pngPocket print, transparent
- tote-30x35cm-300dpi.pngTote print, transparent
- cap-front-60mm-300dpi.pngCap front, flat colours for an embroidery digitiser
- mug-wrap-200x90mm-300dpi.pngMug wrap for sublimation
- stickers-A5-300dpi.pngSticker sheet, cut to the white borders
- lanyard-pass-105mm-300dpi.pngLanyard pass
- PRINT-NOTES.txtInks, garments and sizes for the printer
Props03-props/25 files
- senior-banner/00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- senior-banner/option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- senior-banner/option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- senior-banner/option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- photo-frame/print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- photo-frame/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
- props-on-sticks/00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks/props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
- name-fan/00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan/name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
- letter-kit/cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
- toppers/cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
- coasters/coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
- sunglasses/sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
- paper-moon-panels/print-shop-89.1x126cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- paper-moon-panels/home-print-A3-parts.pdfThe same in A3 parts with an assembly map
- ticket-booth-facade/print-shop-118.8x168cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- ticket-booth-facade/home-print-A3-parts.pdfThe same in A3 parts with an assembly map
- marquee-letter-set/marquee-letter-set-A3.pdfA3 ×8, print at 100%
- popcorn-box-net/popcorn-box-net-A4-cut-and-fold.pdfCut on the solid line, fold on the dashed
- velvet-rope-sign-plates/velvet-rope-sign-plates-A4.pdfA4 ×4, print at 100%
Printables04-printables/12 files
- marquee-wordmark/marquee-wordmark-A4-2pp.pdf2 pages, A4
- marquee-wordmark/marquee-wordmark-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- condensed-numeral-set/condensed-numeral-set-A4-5pp.pdf5 pages, A4
- condensed-numeral-set/condensed-numeral-set-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- admission-ticket-sheet/admission-ticket-sheet-A4-3-up.pdf3 per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- seat-number-cards/seat-number-cards-A4-12-up.pdf12 per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- programme-booklet/programme-booklet-A5-8pp.pdf8 pages, A5
- marquee-board-artwork/print-shop-84.1x118.9cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- marquee-board-artwork/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
- lobby-poster-set/print-shop-420x594mm.pdfFull size ×4 for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- lobby-poster-set/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
- colour-type-guide/colour-type-guide-A5-4pp.pdf4 pages, A5
Guides05-guides/4 files
- diy-builds-A4.pdfEvery DIY build, step by step, with cost and time
- signature-experiences-A4.pdfThe moments to run, in order
- run-sheet-and-checklist-A4.pdfThe day hour by hour, and the countdown checklist
- photo-and-video-brief-A4.pdfThe shot list and the reel, for whoever holds the camera
Social06-social/24 files
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-01-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-02-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-03-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-04-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-05-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-06-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-07-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- ticket-style-story-template/ticket-style-story-template-01-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-01-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-02-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-03-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-01-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-02-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-03-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-04-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-05-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-06-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-07-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-08-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-09-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-10-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-11-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- story-stickers-frames/story-stickers-frames-12-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- caption-bank/caption-bank.txtCopy and paste, English and Arabic
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Social
Sized for the platforms your group actually posts to.
Countdown story set, 7 days
1080×1920 · PNG ×7
Ticket-style story template
1080×1920 · PNG ×1
Grid announcement, 3-part
1080×1350 · PNG ×3
Story stickers + frames
1080×1080 · PNG ×12
Caption bank
EN + AR · TXT