PRS for Music

The  Performing Right Society, now PRS for Music, was founded in 1914 to collect fees for live performances of sheet music. They are now a society of around 11,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, representing their rights and by licensing.

PRS for Music pays royalties to members when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV.

This brochure has been produced to explain the organisation, the way it works and give examples with case studies.

The size of the publication is 160x225mm, landscape and is perfect bound. The 4pp cover is on Marazion Ultra 250gsm and the 38pp text is on 135gsm.

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Marazion Ultra was chosen mainly because of it's matt flatness. The vast majority of the text is dominated by the wonderful illustrations by Tane Williams and therefore to work in sympathy with illustrations, this wonderfully matt paper was chosen. This would reproduce the artworks well without a glossiness which can often detract from the images. Marazion Ultra is a simple but effective choice of materials.

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The 38pp text is printed offset litho on our Marazion Ultra 135gsm, which is a bulky sheet and gives the publication a spine of 4mm, although as you can see from the below image it flows really nicely.

Design is by Cai and Kyn, a studio based in Epsom in Surrey. The superb illustrations are by Tane Williams

Print and production is by Richline based in London with Darren Risley handling the production.

https://www.prsformusic.com/
http://www.caiandkyn.co.uk/
http://www.richline.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 08.03.2022

Assila Hotel

Offering a rooftop outdoor pool and spa center, the Assila Hotel, part of the Rocco Forte hotel group, is located in Jeddah in the Makkah Al Mukarramah province.

The brochure uses the Rocco Forte branding by Pentagram.  The format is A5 (210x148mm) portrait and is saddle stitched. The 8pp cover is printed and hot foil blocked on Dali, Perla 200gsm and the 36pp text is printed on our Marazion Ultra 135gsm.

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Below shows a detail image of the 8pp cover showing the full width flaps.

The book is written and produced entirely in arabic and therefore it opens at what we in the west consider to be the back, so the image below shows the inside front spread.

The material used for the cover is our Dali range, which is a 'felt-marked' paper with a linear effect and a natural, tactile feel. If you click on the image below, you will be able to see the texture in the paper.

The 36pp text is printed offset litho on our Marazion Ultra 135gsm, chosen because of it's dead matt flatness which would reproduce the interior images well without a glossiness which would detract from the cool look and feel of the hotel.

Inside back cover with cover flap opened...

Below image showing that it sits nice and flat without 'gaping' in the centre of the spine.

The excellent print, repro and finishing is by Gavin Martin Colournet, based in London.

https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/assila-hotel/
https://www.pentagram.com/
https://www.gavinmartincolournet.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 10.02.2022

Jobs from the past - Number 140

Regular followers of this blog will know that my first post of every month is a "job from the past" so that I can show some of the really good projects from years gone by. Given the sad news announced today that Gap is closing all it's UK retail outlets, I thought I'd show you this superb project for Gap from 2011.

Gap 1969 Premium Jeans - Spring 2011

This lovely look-book was produced to support the 1969 jeans campaign launch by Gap. Founded in 1969 in SanFrancisco in 1969 by Doris and Don Fisher. Gap's original intent was to make it easier for every customer to find a great fitting pair of jeans, a philosophy that lives on today.

Size is A5, portrait. It has a 4pp cover and a 12pp text, printed offset litho CMYK throughout. The text material is printed on Marazion Ultra 115gsm.

Cover is from the popular Hull based company on Colourplan 135gsm with a Buckram emboss. The cover also has a gloss UV varnish on the large 1969. It has a deliberately floppy feel which works really well for the denimy subject!

For readers not familiar with Marazion Ultra, it's a fully coated paper but it really does have a dead flat MATT surface. There are many papers on the market which profess to be matt (and some which incorporate the word matt in the name, but aren't!) ...but this really is - and if you don't believe me, just ask for a sample!

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...and here's the clever bit - see below image. The cover means the book works both ways round - one way men/womens, the other kids/baby. Not the first time it's been done but very effectively executed.

Below showing the kids/baby cover...

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The job is nicely folded and creased, as you can see from the birsdeye view.

A nice touch is the use of black coloured wire stitching, as you can see below....

Printing is by Absolute Ink who were based in East London but they sadly went bust last year. Art director and designer on the project was Jonathan Baron from Studio Baron.

https://www.gap.com/

http://www.studio-baron.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 01.07.2021

Turner Prize at Turner Contemporary, Margate

The Turner Prize is named after J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) who was an innovative and controversial artist in his day, is now seen as one of the greatest British artists, and expressed a wish to establish a prize for young artists. Turner Contemporary is named after the artist for similar reasons; their work is inspired by Turner’s innovative and radical approach to art.

Every other year, the Prize leaves Tate Britain and is presented at a venue outside London. Four of the most exciting artists working right now are shortlisted to win the prize based on an outstanding exhibition that has taken place in the previous year. The finalists include Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani.

Contents...

This is the show catalogue for the exhibition which ran from 28th November 2019 until 12 January 2020. Size is 235x160mm, portrait and is section sewn.

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It has a 4pp cover printed on Omnia 200gsm and a 96pp text, printed offset litho on our Marazion Ultra 115gsm, which is a bulky sheet and gives the publication a spine of 6mm,although as you can see from the below image it flows really nicely.

Marazion Ultra was chosen mainly because of it's matt flatness which would reproduce the artworks well without a glossiness which can often detract from the images. The combination of the Omnia and Marazion Ultra is a simple but effective choice of materials which works particularly well with both the pale and dark solid colours.

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It's not been possible to reproduce all the spreads in the publication, so there are just some of my favourites here. As you can see from the spread above, even when the images are very dark and saturated with CMYK, the detail has been retained.

For readers not familiar with Marazion Ultra, it's a fully coated paper but it really does have a dead flat MATT surface. There are many papers on the market which profess to be matt (and some which incorporate the word matt in the name, but aren't!) ...but this really is - and if you don't believe me, just ask for a sample!

Below image shows the neat 6mm spine and the sewn and glued sections. Print is by Kent based printer Principal Colour and they have made a beautiful job of it.

The shortlisted artists are Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, Tai Shan and Lawrence Abu Hamdan, The catalogue is published by Turner Contemporary and design is by Lukecharles.

https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/turner-prize-2019/

https://www.lukecharles.com/

http://www.principalcolour.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 16.06.2021

Hotel Astoria - St Petersburg

An illustrious St. Petersburg landmark, the grand Hotel Astoria sits

directly across from St Isaac’s Cathedral, a short walk from leading attractions such as Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square and the Mariinsky Theatre. Since opening in 1912, this elegant Art Nouveau hotel has hosted eminent guests, from dancer Isadora Duncan to poet Sergei Yesenin.

This the brochure for the hotel, which follows the new brand identity for Rocco Forte Hotels, created by Pentagram.

Size of the brochure is 266 x 204mm, portrait and is saddle stitched. The cover is an unusual format as there is an 8pp cover with 140mm wide flaps and there is an outer jacket, only 210mm high, also with 140mm flaps. It is the first time I've seen this combination and the effect is superb...

The materials used for the covers is our Dali range, which is a 'felt-marked' paper with a linear effect and a natural, tactile feel. If you click on the image below, you will be able to see the texture in the paper.

The cover is on Dali Nero 200gsm and is hot foil blocked in matt white and copper foil. The jacket is printed on Dali, Candido, 160gsm and is litho printed in CMYK on one side only.

Above is a birdseye view. Below shows inside front spread...

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The 16pp text is printed offset litho on our Marazion Ultra 135gsm, chosen because of it's dead matt flatness which would reproduce the interior images well without a glossiness which would detract from the classic look and feel of the hotel.

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The brochure has a beautiful, quality feel and flows in the hand superbly. The combination of photography, materials and quality print makes this a wonderful piece of print.

Design is by Pentagram. The excellent print, repro and finishing is by Gavin Martin Colournet, based in East London. 

https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/hotel-astoria/

https://www.pentagram.com/ 

https://www.gavinmartincolournet.co.uk/ 

Posted by Justin Hobson 08.06.2021