PAPER AND INK $75
Isobel Chiang
2024
Paper and Ink is both a technical and theoretical resource for anyone wanting to use paper and printing to shape the message, atmosphere, and concept of a book. Paper and Ink is our attempt to share the knowledge our studio has amassed through 150+ book projects over the past 5 years. It’s centered around the idea that things like paper, endsheets, thread, ink laydown, specialty finishes, folding structure, and cover material all belong to the book as much as its content, and it’s the designer who brings everything together under one cohesive plan. This requires not only material sensitivity — or an intuition of what “feels right”— but also an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of book production.
Because it’s impossible to truly understand paper or printing without feeling and seeing it in front of you, we included swatches from many of those projects—leftovers from accidents, make ready, or overage—alongside the text. We find so often in our commissioned work that there’s a disconnect between digital designs and printed reality. Bridging that gap requires experience and resources, which can be really hard to come by as an individual artist or designer. We hope this book can help readers leapfrog over some of that gap. Despite its technical nature, we think it reads like a love letter to bookmaking (at least to us book nerds).
The entire edition is printed, collated, and bound by hand. Each book contains different swatches, meaning each book is unique and imperfect by nature.
The next batch of Paper and Ink books will begin shipping after September 13th.
This title is held in the collections of:
Rhode Island School of Design
Production Details
8.5 × 11 in
52 pages
Spiral binding
1 color Risograph printed
Cover details: Gold foil stamp
Interior paper: 120gsm Cougar Vellum White, collated with offset swatches from Small Editions studio
Colophon
Edition of 500
Published by Small Editions
Written by Isobel Chiang
Designed by Isobel Chiang
Bound by Small Editions
Printed by Small Editions, with help from Caslon Yoon
Binding by Michelle Ho, Caslon Yoon, Sarah Nicholls, and Zachary Desjardins-Mooney
Isobel Chiang
2024
Paper and Ink is both a technical and theoretical resource for anyone wanting to use paper and printing to shape the message, atmosphere, and concept of a book. Paper and Ink is our attempt to share the knowledge our studio has amassed through 150+ book projects over the past 5 years. It’s centered around the idea that things like paper, endsheets, thread, ink laydown, specialty finishes, folding structure, and cover material all belong to the book as much as its content, and it’s the designer who brings everything together under one cohesive plan. This requires not only material sensitivity — or an intuition of what “feels right”— but also an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of book production.
Because it’s impossible to truly understand paper or printing without feeling and seeing it in front of you, we included swatches from many of those projects—leftovers from accidents, make ready, or overage—alongside the text. We find so often in our commissioned work that there’s a disconnect between digital designs and printed reality. Bridging that gap requires experience and resources, which can be really hard to come by as an individual artist or designer. We hope this book can help readers leapfrog over some of that gap. Despite its technical nature, we think it reads like a love letter to bookmaking (at least to us book nerds).
The entire edition is printed, collated, and bound by hand. Each book contains different swatches, meaning each book is unique and imperfect by nature.
The next batch of Paper and Ink books will begin shipping after September 13th.
This title is held in the collections of:
Rhode Island School of Design
Production Details
8.5 × 11 in
52 pages
Spiral binding
1 color Risograph printed
Cover details: Gold foil stamp
Interior paper: 120gsm Cougar Vellum White, collated with offset swatches from Small Editions studio
Colophon
Edition of 500
Published by Small Editions
Written by Isobel Chiang
Designed by Isobel Chiang
Bound by Small Editions
Printed by Small Editions, with help from Caslon Yoon
Binding by Michelle Ho, Caslon Yoon, Sarah Nicholls, and Zachary Desjardins-Mooney
SHIPPING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
GENERAL SHIPPING INFORMATION
We ship worldwide using USPS and UPS.
Small Editions will not be responsible for packages once they leave our studio. Lost or damaged packages must be filed as a dispute with the carrier. We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders.
We take great care of our products and packaging to prevent all damage to the final product. Any damages during transit must be formally filed with the delivery company. We are not responsible for any delays caused by the carrier and will not process any refunds for late deliveries.
All orders require at least 7 business days to be fulfilled.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders. International customers may also be charged additional customs, duties, and import fees upon entry into the country, depending on the country's policies. These are the buyer's responsibility and cannot be estimated by Small Editions, so please consider this when placing international orders.
RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
These are often hand-bound publications — hand-collated, hand-stamped, and hand-assembled in our studio. They are irregular by nature. Small Editions does not offer returns or exchanges.
We ship worldwide using USPS and UPS.
Small Editions will not be responsible for packages once they leave our studio. Lost or damaged packages must be filed as a dispute with the carrier. We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders.
We take great care of our products and packaging to prevent all damage to the final product. Any damages during transit must be formally filed with the delivery company. We are not responsible for any delays caused by the carrier and will not process any refunds for late deliveries.
All orders require at least 7 business days to be fulfilled.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders. International customers may also be charged additional customs, duties, and import fees upon entry into the country, depending on the country's policies. These are the buyer's responsibility and cannot be estimated by Small Editions, so please consider this when placing international orders.
RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
These are often hand-bound publications — hand-collated, hand-stamped, and hand-assembled in our studio. They are irregular by nature. Small Editions does not offer returns or exchanges.
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