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The Big I Ranch Design Studio Book
Production Method
Inkjet
Design
The Big I Ranch Design Studio
Printing
The Big I Ranch Design Studio
Designer Irasema Rivera uses bleed through to her advantage in this charming birthday booklet designed for Fast Company Art Director Alice Alvez, but she didn’t anticipate literally bleeding while hand-stitching it. After reprinting and binding, Rivera vows to use a thimble from now on.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
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Page Count
20
Paper Stock
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Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
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Binding
Hand-sewn
Typography
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Project Description
This is 9th in a series of hand made books I produce in very limited quantity. Each is packaged in a clear envelope with a issue number card with details about the production.AA Book was specifically designed for the birthday for the Art Director at Fast Company Magazine. Essentially taking the birthday, information regarding their personality and weaving text and graphics to make a small book measuring 3.5 inches high by 4.25 inches wide. It was printed on a particular recycled paper stock (which emulates newsprint) on an ink jet printer. The order of this, and the other books I create, is random so each book is unique. Then I, using needle and thread I hand stitched with black thread.
Production Lesson(s)
The biggest lesson I learned was a painful one—literally! When hand stitching I was trying to push the needle through the spine and all of the pages I pierced my thumb. Let's just say I had no intention of the 5th color on the cover being PMS O+. I had to reproduce the book and start all over. From now on I will always use a thimble.
Post Author
Kelly Cree
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
April 15, 2013
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