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BROWSE
Client
Chronicle Books
Quantity Produced
–
Production Cost
Not available
Production Time
4 months for the book.
2 months for the stationeries.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
8.75 in × 8.25 in
Page Count
176 pages
Paper Stock
Unspecified uncoated stock
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
Semi-concealed wire-o and hard cover casewrap with blind stamping.
Typography
Grand Canyon, Neutra and Cochin.
Designing a book is no cupcake, and when it encompasses various pieces things can get complicated. Add to that the mix and match quality of the stationeries and you surely have a thorny situation that Principle was able to tackle alongside Chronicle Books as they patiently matched patterns (which they printed, realizing rather quickly that trying to do it digitally was way harder), added envelopes and worked through an extensive color palette.
While this project does not go crazy in specialty techniques, its beauty (besides the design, of course) resides in the intricacy of the many details and pieces that needed to come together as designer, production managers and a printer in China strived towards a perfect end result.
French General Home Sewn Book and Stationeries
Production Method
Design
Principle
Art direction: Pamela Zuccker. Design: Pamela Zuccker and Allyson Lack.
Illustration: Jody Rice. Photography: Jon Zabala. Writing: Kaari Meng.
Printing
Printer name unknown (Manufactured in China).
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Bryony
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
July 14, 2009
Filed Under
Books
Tagged with
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casewrap
envelope
multiple parts
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pattern
stationery
wire-o
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
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Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
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