[VIDEO] Wine, Books and Beers
Learn how to enter the short-run bookmaking arena with panelists from: Fastbind USA http://fastbindusa.com • GPA Specialty Substrates http://askgpa.com • LumaPix http://lumapix.com – Hosted by Deborah Corn **HP Indigo had a scheduling conflict and was unable to attend this panel. To learn how their presses can help you with book making, please visit http://hp.com/go/indigo
Dublin Delivers For #Jetcomm, #DscoopOpen And Digital Print
To paraphrase Chico Escuela… “2015 been berry, berry good to me!” With an influx of new partners, an expanding community to share knowledge and ideas with, and an awesome trip across the pond with HP High Speed Production InkJet Solutions for #Jetcomm EMEA and #DscoopOpen, yeah, I am smiling more than not these days. So while […]
Eco-Friendly Books Can Be Planted And Grown Back Into Trees!
From Design Taxi – By John Yong To educate children on where books come from, publisher Pequeno Editor and agency FCB Beunos Aires have created eco-friendly books that when planted, will grow back into trees. Called ‘Tree Book Tree’, the books are made from acid-free paper and ecologically-friendly ink—the pages also contain jacaranda seeds. When planted, the seeds will eventually germinate from the […]
Bookmaking Part 4: Cover and Finishing
If you need to catch up: Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Three By Frances Atterbury Finally, a hand made book has got to be covered. Artisan Books are designed around three criterion: Quality, Beauty and Permanence. Because of this, we bind our books in cloth. However, I’ve bound books in leather, cloth, paper, plastic and wood. The list […]
Bookmaking Part 3: Picking Paper And Grain Direction
Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Four By Frances Atterbury Paper is vital. The paper you choose will have a greater effect on the perception of your work than almost anything else you do and it’s simply untrue to imagine that all papers that look the same unprinted are the same when printed. One of the most […]
Bookmaking Part 2: Everything You Need To Know About Sizes And Signatures
Bookmaking Part One / Part Three / Part Four By Francis Atterbury Let me say straight away that I can’t tell you everything you need to know about sizes and signatures. Not only do I not know everything, but it would be a pretty dull thing to know everything about! But, I do know quite about them, so here […]
FastbindUSA Debuts First PUR/EVA Tabletop Binder in US at GRAPH EXPO
Watch Kent from Fastbind USA talk about their PUR/EVA launch, and take questions from the crowd and viewers from home during our #PrintChat Press Conference – Live from GRAPH EXPO! Affordable and cost saving PUR/EVA tabletop binder will revolutionize commercial print and bindery capabilities Fastbind has developed the first of its kind PUR EVA tabletop perfect […]
Five Pieces Of Equipment You MUST Have To Be A Book Maker – And One That Is Essential!
By Francis Atterbury Some time ago, I took the decision not to buy or own manufacturing equipment for making our books. I’m not against being a bona fide printer; I have owned and run print shops before. But unless you are in a ‘dead’ industry like letterpress where 1950s equipment represents the best it will ever […]
Fastbind USA to debut industry’s first PUR/EVA tabletop binder in US at #GRAPHEXPO 14
For More Information Contact: Doug Houser Phone: 954-357-1180 ext. 502 E-mail: dhouser@fastbindusa.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2014 Fastbind USA to debut industry’s first PUR/EVA tabletop binder in United States at GRAPH EXPO 14 Affordable and cost saving PUR/EVA tabletop binder will revolutionize commercial print and bindery capabilities Davie, FL – Fastbind has developed the […]
1/1 Interview With Francis Atterbury, Bookmaking Pioneer And Craftsman At Artisan Books
There are a few print companies out there who become the default “name” used as the example when discussing a specific print product, and Artisan Books is one of them. After a brief exchange with Francis Atterbury, I understand why. Who wouldn’t default to the man who states, “there will always be a market for […]
Drinkable Book Provides Filtration Through Its Pages
Although this book is great example of re-thinking print, I don’t want the true subject matter to get lost and please be warned the video shows some pretty horrific potability situations. To learn about WaterisLife and help with their mission visit here. With that being said, it is a magical thing when a book can save lives. […]
Getting Real With The Perception Of Print On #EarthDay
I have said it many times, but for those of you who may not already know, I am a TV Junkie. Many of my blogs, industry presentations and even #printchat topics have been inspired by something I’ve seen on TV, and such is the case with this one. I was catching up on shows I […]