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It’s always fun to play with new ones toys—but after a while a need for something more arises. That is how this notebook came to be, to fulfill the need to create something more meaningful and permanent in the hands of Catarina Vaz.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
4.7 × 7.1 × 0.51 in.
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Fabriano / white
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
–
Binding
Accordion
Typography
Gira Sans by Rui Abreu from Fountain Type
Project Description
Grafolita is a new brand of notebooks made by hand and printed by letterpress. This first notebook series was born after I had been working on my new proofpress and metal type. After playing with them for a while, I thought it would be a good idea to create something with utility, besides just printing for fun. Being a designer I love creating, typography, handmade products the textures of materials, smells, etc., so I tried to put those things together.Learning a bit more about bookbinding, searching for different kinds of materials and trying some different notebook formats, I stuck to this one for the first series. A simple, elegant and a little bit funny accordion format notebook, witch I like to carry with me. I think it's especially fit for those who like to sketch, write and keeping.
Production Lesson(s)
At the begging sometimes I wished had a ctrl-z command. I learn that when you work with your hands there is no undo button to help you. So to avoid wasting time and mistakes, I must think and plan very well, all process of making the notebook.
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
April 4, 2013
Filed Under
Letterpress
Product
Tagged with
DIY
fabriano
letterpress
notebook
PMS
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FPO (For Print Only), is a division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
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FPO is run with Six Apart’s MovableType
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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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