Flockage Invitation

This is another example where the well considered use of material has made a massive difference to the end project. Produced on our Flockage Colours, in Bright Red 400gsm. It's from Christmas but I've only just received a couple of file copies.

The invitation is for a party for the Howard De Walden Estate and the party had a theme of the American circus of the old west which was the inspiration for the design.

Design is by Mike Turner at Em-Project.
The invitations are A5 in size and foiled in one colour using gold metallic foil on the flock side and printed one colour litho in gold on the reverse side. Print and foiling by Identity.
This is another good example of a"cost effective" use of the material. Flockage is an expensive material, but because of the small quantity and the fact limited processes were being used with waste therefore being minimal - a luxury, high impact impression was achieved for relatively low cost.
http://www.em-project.com/
http://www.identityprint.co.uk/

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COS - New Optimism

This is a few months old now but I've only just got some file copies - It's a publication for COS and as I'm sure you can see from the images below, it is a beautiful piece. Art direction, photography and reproduction is superb.
It's a 68pp self cover. Size is A3 and it's printed on Marazion Ultra 90gsm. It is loose bound - no saddle stitches.
Art Direction, design and production is by Saturday. It just has a fantastic feel - it is difficult for me to say much more about it - just look at the images below, they speak for the job...

This is not just simply a look book, it is a magazine and editorially this issue encompasses Fashion, Film and Design.

The exceptional printing (four colour black and whites are fantastic) is by Push.

http://www.cosstores.com/

http://www.saturday-london.com/

http://www.push-print.com/

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Historic Royal Palaces #2

This is the second edition of the publication for internal communication at the Historic Royal Palaces. It follows the same "newspaper" format of 430x280mm. This issue is only 8pp, loose bound and is concertina'd into thirds.

The excellent illustration work is by David Foldvari (http://www.davidfoldvari.co.uk/)

It is printed on our Redeem 100% Recycled 130gsm. Although this publication is a small run of less than 1000 and produced entirely for internal distribution, it is an excellent example of a well designed piece of internal communication.

Design is by Steve Burgess
Print is by BKT Print management.
http://www.hrp.org.uk/

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Fundraiser Print Series No1

LANDFILL is an arts and music publisher based in London, founded winter 2009. They are publishing works for artists and much of the printed content is produced by their sister company callesd MANYMONO on their Riso RP 3105ep.

I was recommended to Hugh by Rob at Praline (thank you) and they tested some of our materials. Anyway they have tested some of our materials on the Riso machine (which is an unusual machine - it's not offset and it's not strictly digital - it's based on the old fashioned "duplicators" which use a waxed master. Anyway the printed effect is great and they have produced a series called "Fundraiser Print Series No1"!

Below are the three prints which Hugh has kindly sent me as a thank you.
Tommi Musturi (above)

Sister Arrow (above)

Jim Stoten (above)
The series are printed in two colour on the Riso machine on our Matrisse 200gsm which is an uncoated cover board with a distinctive "toothy" surface, a high bulk (270microns) and a high white shade.
Have a look at the artists on their site: http://www.landfilleditions.com/

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Whistles and Roksanda Ilincic

This is a really simple but effective look book for a Spring/Summer collection for fashion retailer Whistles.

The size is 127x180mm and the format is 14pp and is made up by a long concertina which concertinas into a "Roll Fold" which in effect forms the front and back cover. Because of the bulk of the material, a parallel crease forms a very effective 4mm "spine".

Printed on Omnia 320gsm.

Art Direction is by Partner+Partner. Art Director is Chris Simmonds. http://www.whistles.co.uk/
http://www.partnerandpartner.co.uk/

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Jobs from the Past - Number 6

Regular followers 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 work from years gone by and here's one from twelve years ago.
Marmalade - A book for photographer, Robin Broadbent

This job was instigated by the then newly formed design company Browns in 1998. The original founders, Graham Taylor, Jonathan Ellery and Mike Turner set up after leaving Addison and although much of their business was corporate publishing for annual reports, they had a desire to publish some of their own, more creative and artistic, projects and this was amongst the very first of these projects. This is a tradition which continues today (http://www.brownseditions.com/)

The subject is stark black and white compositions of shapes and substances photographed in England, Scotland, Malaysia and Italy by the contemporary photographer Robin Broadbent. There is no text, just a listing of locations.

It is a casebound book and the size is 215x155mm. The text is printed Tritone - Black and two greys, with one "tipped in" section which is a 4 colour surprise! It has a 68pp text printed on our Millennium Real Silk 150gsm which has been made to look super glossy with an extremely high gloss machine varnish (not a horrible UV varnish!) on the image areas. The end papers and cover paper is printed on Neptune Unique 120gsm. The publishing initiative was a project that all three partners worked on but the Creative Director on this project was Mike Turner.
and now for the four colour surprise ...marmalade!
The book is a "proper" book, published by Browns together with an International Standard Book Number (ISBN: 0953373002)

The printer on the project was The Pale Green Press and the job was handled by Managing Director, Ben Craze. Sadly (like many printers of the day) they went bankrupt but re-emerged (surprise!) as Special Blue but again went bankrupt again a few years later.

So where are they all now? Jonathan Ellery remains at Browns. Mike Turner left Browns and set up his own practice called Em-Project. Graham Taylor crossed the atlantic to establish a Browns studio in New York in 2003 and he is now Creative Director at The Protean Corporation in the US. The photographer Robin Broadbent has also moved stateside and now lives and works in New York.
http://www.brownsdesign.com/
http://www.robinbroadbent.com/
http://www.em-project.com/
http://www.theproteancorp.com/

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Discover Young Hackney...

This is a leaflet that doesn't feel like a leaflet!

This piece of literature has been produced for Hackney Council's Cultural Development Team to promote the Youth, Arts and Culture Festival.

The 32pp broadsheet is A6 in size and printed using all specials, Fluro Red, Fluro Yello, Hackney Special Green and Black which is unusual but gives a fantastically vivid effect.

It is printed on Omnia 120gsm which works really well with Fluro colours, making them look really vibrant

Design and Art Direction is by Linda Byrne. Illustration is by Will Barras. Print is by Jigsaw Colour in Rotherhithe.

Thank you Linda for sending me a copy and the lovely note:
www.hackney.gov.uk/dyh
http://www.alphabetical-order.co.uk/
http://www.willbarras.com/
http://www.jigsawcolour.co.uk/