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Ray Toh’s IdeaBook
Production Method
Offset
Silkscreen
Design
youandme.sg
Printing
Conet Printing
Compugift LTD
Bundled with a bespoke pencil tucked into the spine, Ray Toh’s IdeaBook was designed to be used. The artist’s sketchbook encourages the reader to add her own drawings, turning the seed of an idea into a budding collaboration.
Client
raytoh.com
Quantity Produced
Book: 1,000
Pencil: 2,000
Production Cost
–
Production Time
3 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
144 mm × 185 mm × 16 mm
(5.67 in × 7.28 in × 0.63 in)
Page Count
208
Paper Stock
Cover: Kraft 674gsm
Body: Kraft 98gsm
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
–
Binding
Perfect bound
Typography
Bauer Bodoni + Didot
Project Description
Ray Toh’s Idea Book champions its goal of spreading seeds of ideas. Reflecting upon the illustrator’s personal collection of pencil sketches made originally on a recycled kraft notebook, the Idea Book recreates the art of Ray’s works in its original state and form. The vertebrae of the book reveals a pencil as the reader is invited to breathe new life into the works in organic and keen collaboration.Production Lesson(s)
During production, I worked very closely with both the printers in Singapore (book) and UK (pencils) to avoid miscommunication as it's something new for me. I've spent months looking for the right kind of pencil all over and have insisted on seeing the sample before ordering, as many of the products turn out different from what I see online. Then to working out the structure of the book, folding and binding is a little tricky. Luckily the printer is very patient and willing to experiment with my idea, after rounds of mockup we finally nailed it.
Post Author
Jessica Mullen
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
March 26, 2012
Filed Under
Books
Offset
Silkscreen
Tagged with
book
illustration
kraft
offset
pencil
perfect bound
screenprint
spot ink
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