Graphic Birdwatching Map

The Graphic Design Walk, organised by Graphic Birdwatching is a combined open studio walk and design exhibition celebrating the work and practise of both local and international female creatives.

Last year's walk (2013) took place over two days in September during the London Design Festival and there were a dozen studios in East London who opened their doors. On registering for the walk, you were given this lovely map to navigate your way around the studios. Size of the map is 420x593mm folding down to 210x132mm.

This year, the map is illustrated and it looks absolutely stunning:

The paper chosen is our Redeem 100% Recycled which is a neutral white recycled paper. It works just beautifully with this illustration. Below picture shows the 65mm flap which provides the index overlaying the map:

On the reverse of the map is information and work of the various studios. The map was printed offset litho and finished by SPM Print who sponsored the printing. Chris Chadbon dealt with the print production.The map is printed on Redeem 100% Recycled 100gsm in CMYK on both sides and we sponsored the paper for the map, as we have in previous years.

 

The map is designed and illustrated by Karolin Schnoor who is one of the Graphic Birdwatching members.



http://www.graphicbirdwatching.com/

www.karolinschnoor.co.uk

http://www.spmprint.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 13.01.2014

Matt Cant ...do without his diary!

Matt Cant is a photographer based in Wales and the Fenner Paper diary is part of his 'must have' equipment. He kindly got in touch this year, together with a picture showing the well used diaries that he's used over the years!

Thanks Matt.

Have a look at his blog and website:
www.mattcant.blogspot.com/
www.mattcant.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 09.01.2014

John Bellany: A Passion For Life



This is a private view invitation for a major exhibition titled 'A Passion for Life' devoted to one of Scotland’s most outstanding contemporary artists John Bellany.  Works from a career spanning over fifty years have been brought together in this retrospective exhibition also celebrating his 70th birthday year held at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, last year. On display were paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints, many of which have rarely, if ever, been exhibited.

The invitations which are printed on our Omnia 320gsm and which (as you can see) faithfully reproduces the detail and of Bellany's work.

This invitation is a 4pp, portrait, A5 (210x148mm) format and is printed offset litho. The colour reproduction is strong and vivid and the whole invitation has a matt, tactile look and feel.

The inside of the invite is printed with a flat red solid with reversed out type. Again, the red solid is dead flat, tactile and looks great.

You can read more about the exhibition here:
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibitions/john-bellany/

Design and Art direction is by Freytag Anderson, a Glasgow based studio run by creative partners Daniel Freytag and Greig Anderson. A beautifully executed piece of work.

Printed by J. Thompson Colour Printers, who are one of Scotland's leading printers (who co-incidentally have a stunning array of printing presses)

www.nationalgalleries.org
www.freytaganderson.com
http://www.jtcp.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 08.01.2014

Jobs from the past - Number 51

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 work from years gone by...

Manchester Dogs Home Annual Review
2001-2002

This is a stunningly produced charity annual report. Manchester based agency, The Chase provided creative services for the dogs home on a pro-bono basis which resulted in many great pieces of literature being produced in the early 2000's. This report, under the title, 6,796 Dogs, was produced by the London office of The Chase and was much talked and written about, winning several awards. 

Size of the report is 420x297mm, portrait and is a 28pp 'self-cover' and is unbound. It was produced on our Optimale, Blanc Naturel 120gsm (which sadly is no longer available, since the mill closed).

The superb photography is by Manchester based photographer, Mat Wright.

Above, one of the illustrated images made up using binary code characters.

Picture below, showing the fact that it is unbound - left loose, just like a newspaper:

The report won the DesignWeek Award for Annual Reports in 2003, was nominated for a D&AD award, received a Gold award from the Art Directors Club together with various other accolades and regional awards.

Creative Director on the project was Harriet Devoy at The Chase in London, senior designer was Stephen Royle. Harriet moved to Apple in 2007 and Steve has since returned to his roots in Manchester and is creative director at The Chase in Manchester.

 

The report was printed offset litho by New Leaf Press, based in Manchester who made a beautiful job of printing the project. The project was sponsored by the Co-Operative Insurance Services (CIS) who funded the printing, so it's only fair that over ten years later, they should get some credit. 

http://www.thechase.co.uk/

http://www.dogshome.net/

http://www.matwright.com/

www.co-operativeinsurance.co.uk

http://www.newleafpress.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 06.01.2014

Time to Reflect

Welcome to 2014!

I've received this lovely 'new year' promotion from London based, Magpie Studio. It's an engraved mirror which is encased in a piece of cork, inviting the recipient to take time to reflect on the year gone by and let's face it, we all need some time to reflect....

The size is 190x200mm and the piece of cork is 12mm thick. The piece of mirrored acrylic is 4mm thick, which is sunk, flush fitting, into the cork

Silkscreened on the reverse in white.

...and here are the words:

It arrived, perfectly packaged in a slipcase...

Even though it's not paper related, it's a really nice and beautifully executed piece to start off the new year - thanks for sending it to me.

 

www.magpie-studio.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 03.01.2014



Fenner Paper 2014 Diary

Just before Christmas, I received a very nice e-mail from Kim Shaylor at London based print management company,  Paper|Scissors| Stone. Kim's e-mail shows a picture of a tired and well loved 2013 diary, next to her brand spanky new 2014 diary, which she had just received. An excellent demonstration of how well used and valued our diary is to her!

If you are a deserving user of our materials, you should have already received your new 2014 diary in the post, here's a sneak preview, if you haven't yet received it.  

 

 

As in previous years, the diary is 230x162mm, portrait and retains the popular 'month to view' format. The cover is one of our new metallic/pearlescent boards with a 'dotty' pattern - drop me a line if you would like samples and our Offenbach Bible 60gsm for the text.

If you haven't yet received a diary and feel you deserve one, please email me.

If you aren't a user of our papers and just fancy one anyway, they are available for purchase, plus packing and postage. E-mail me for prices.

justin@fennerpaper.co.uk

Posted by Justin Hobson 30.12.2013

Corpus Christi Christmas Card

This is the very beautiful Christmas card produced for Corpus Christi College, one of the colleges that makes up the University of Oxford. The card, features a specially commissioned woodcut of college founder, Bishop Fox. The college is building up to it's 500th anniversary, having been founded in 1517. The woodcut is itself, shows a statue of Bishop Fox, erected in 1817 to commemorate the 300th anniversary.

 

It is a 4pp card, 180x130mm, portrait, printed CMYK on the outside, one colour, black on the inside. It is printed on our Colorset Natural 350gsm, which has a warm, off white shade and a tactile, natural feel which works well with the woodcut. Colorset is 100% recycled.

Close up of the woodcut:

Picture showing the reverse of the card with the 500th anniversary motif:

The woodcut is by Jane Randfield, an illustrator and printmaker based in the west country. Here are some pictures of the woodcut in progress from Jane's tumblr site:

Design is by Peloton, who are based at Paintworks in Bristol. Creative director on the project is Karen Bird. Printing is by Taylor Brothers, based in Bristol.

 

...and thanks to Karen for the kind note and file copies:

www.ccc.ac.uk
www.pelotondesign.co.uk
http://janerandfield.tumblr.com/
www.taylorbrothers.uk.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 27.12.2013