Design is by Alan at Cameron Design Consultants and the folders have been superbly printed and finished by Love & Humphries, who are based in Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Posted by Justin Hobson 14.06.2021
Monday, 14 June 2021
North of Scotland Distilling Co. Folders
Established in 1958 by George Christie, the distillery he built at the foot of Wallace's Monument, was unusual in that it distilled both Malt and Grain Scotch Whisky. Today, North of Scotland Distilling Company is run by his son, Ricky Christie selling a variety of popular brands including Wolf of Badenoch.
This is their beautifully designed and produced presentation folder, although it is hard to do it justice with my limited photographic skills!
The size of the folder is 305 x 217mm, portrait and has a 53mm glued pocket on the inside back cover but the production on the front and back covers is extraordinary...
The logo is hot foil blocked in black gloss foil, while the compass device is hot foil blocked in black matt foil. The coloured crest is printed first with a white ink on the black (printed on a UV equipped waterless litho press) plus CMYK Offset litho on top of the white. The real thing is far better than my images show here.
It is printed on our Blackgold 290gsm which is a range of intense black from the Cordenons range.
The reverse is printed in white - 3 hits, giving an excellent density of white.
The folders really are stunning and it was very kind of Philip Wilson at Love & Humphries to send me a file copy with an explanatory note...
Thursday, 10 June 2021
Letterpress in the Time of Covid
On Monday 12th July you can hear eight speakers share their experiences since the pandemic took told of the world in 2020. They will share what challenges they may have faced, how they have adapted to the way they work – or not – under lockdown, how creative they have felt in this time and what the pandemic and changing world around them has inspired them to produce. From group exhibitions and collaborations to printing daily reflections on the pandemic, this event celebrates the good that has come out of these troubled times.
It's Online via Zoom and tickets are a bargain: £3–5
You can book HERE
Posted by Justin Hobson 10.06.2021
Tuesday, 8 June 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.
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.
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.
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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Posted by Justin Hobson 08.06.2021
Saturday, 5 June 2021
World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day. This event is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Above all, World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. That "something" can be local, national or global. It can be a solo action or involve a crowd.What better day for me to show the wide range of recycled and environmentally friendly papers in our range...
Posted by Justin Hobson 05.06.2021
Friday, 4 June 2021
UEFA Euro 2020 is now Euro 2021!
With the delayed Euro 2020 football championship fast approaching,
I’m pleased to show you our fabulous wallchart...
Hosted by 11 countries in 11 cities, the tournament was postponed due
to the pandemic but rescheduled with the opening match on June 11th.
England are among the favourites to win the tournament and are playing
all three matches at Wembley, which will no doubt increase the excitement
surrounding the current side. 
This beautifully designed typographic wallchart is by David Coates, who also happens to be a member of the ISTD board (International Society of Typographic Designers) and my thanks to Dave for making it all happen - a perfect way to combine his love of type and football! As you can see, it's already up on the wall in our office.
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The wallcharts are printed by Zone Graphics on our lovely Pergraphica range from Mondi - Pergraphica Classic, Rough 120gsm. The size is 880 x 315mm. Typeface used is Foundry Context by The Foundry Types.
We have sent out a number of these wallcharts to our football loving design clients, but if you want to make absolutely sure you get a copy, you can email me justin@fennerpaper.co.uk
Posted by Justin Hobson 04.06.2021
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Jobs from the past - Number 139
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 and here's one from 2003.
D&AD Ampersand 19 - Aug/Sept 2003
It's unlikely that D&AD needs much introduction. - Founded in London in 1962 as British Design & Art Direction by a group of creatives and art directors, it has since become a world renowned body championing design and creativity. Back in 2003, Michael Johnson was president and then, as now, the President's Lectures were a popular draw for creatives. The awards were held at Earls Court (designed by Four IV) and it was a wonderful evening - I should know, I was there!
Ampersand was the newsletter for D&AD, which was mailed out to members. I wrote about the original newsletters HERE.
Size of the publication is 495x345mm portrait and is a 20pp 'self cover' and is unbound. It has a wonderfully floppy and tabloid newspaper feel. It is printed on our Redeem 100% Recycled 80gsm.
The paper is a neutral white shade gives the publication a 'newsy' feel which really works with the combination of images and type. Below image shows all loose text pages...
The publication is printed offset litho in one colour (halftone or monotone printing) and the look and feel is just perfect. A well designed and thoughtful piece of print to be delivered, spread information and disposed of - just like a newspaper!
Unfortunately I don't have a record of who printed it, but whoever it was, they made a nice job of it. (if you know, please let me know!) Apart from a bit of sun bleaching on the cover, it looks fresh and contemporary - could have been designed and printed yesterday...
Design is by Frost Design, London with Vince Frost and Matt Willey are both credited.
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In fact, Ampersand 20 was even better (and a completely different format) and won a pencil in the 2004 awards!
Posted by Justin Hobson 02.06.2021
Friday, 28 May 2021
New cards on a new paper!
I'm very happy to introduce this new range of age cards by the lovely Made by Shannon, which also happen to be printed on a brand new paper range!
Made by Shannon is a greeting card publisher run by Shannon and based in Surrey. This new selection of age cards are just simply, but beautifully, hot foil blocked on their own 1980's vintage foiling machines. They are C6 (148x105mm) size.
The cards are printed on our new Inclusion, Coffee 250gsm, which as you can see is a visually interesting paper...
Inclusion, Coffee is a new range which is made using 100% Recycled, post consumer waste, with the addition of 5% residues from coffee processing, the resulting effect is really unusual.
Thank you to Shannon for sending this new card and if you would like to see their range of cards and gifts, you can see them HERE.
Inclusion Coffee is available in 100, 120 and 250gsm and if you would like some samples, just drop me an email: justin@fennerpaper.co.uk
Posted by Justin Hobson 28.05.2021
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