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The Gopher Illustrated Magazine
DESCRIPTION
The Gopher Illustrated Magazine
CLIENT
DESIGN CREDITS
Alex Wright
PRINT CREDITS
TYPE CREDITS
Museo Slab 500
Zag All the titles in the entire issue were commissioned to different designers, illustrators and type foundries including Pulso font by Negro and work by Mike Cina |
QUANTITY PRODUCED
1,000 copies
PRODUCTION COST
$9,500
PRODUCTION TIME
23 days
DIMENSIONS: WIDTH × HEIGHT × DEPTH
205 mm × 255 mm (8.07 in × 10.03 in)
PAGE COUNT
104 pages + 2 sticker sheets + cover
PRINT METHOD
Offset with handmade embossing in each copy
PAPER STOCK
80 pages of 115gr. uncoated
24 pages of 115 gr coated 2 pages adhesives NUMBER OF COLORS
80 pages are printed in black + 811U spot color
24 pages are printed in CYMK + spot VARNISHES
Matte finish on cover and back cover
BINDING
Perfect-bound, glued and sewn
OTHER
Each copy was hand-numbered and letterpressed with a handheld embosser
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IMAGES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE DESIGNER: www.modovisual.com
Love projects take a while to come to life. When two editors decided to create a new magazine together they took their time in gathering the materials, working on the design and getting it produced. They, of course, wanted to make it perfect.
Both editors of The Gopher have worked in the magazine world for some time, and we decided to create an arts and culture magazine that did away with the idea of disposable periodicals. It was an idea that started taking shape quickly, and with virtually no budget, we worked on a video explaining the project and launched our website, and began posting material, and planning the print magazine. In December 2009 we launched a Kickstarter campaign and were able to get some funds to print the magazine. It took quite a while to create the final product, and our supporters were incredibly understanding and patient.
We decided to feature long-form journalism, chronicle and literature as well as the visual arts portfolios of four talents for every issue. The idea is to create an object that is meticulously curated, written and designed and that is customizable by the reader. It took us and the immensely talented designer Alex Wright [MODO] about a year to translate that idea into the magazine. For us, it was very important not to rush into print, and to create a magazine that was faithful to our original idea. In this first issue, we’re very lucky to feature work by Jessica Hische, Mike Cina, Billy Ben and many other amazing folk.
Right now we’re working on Issues #2 and #3, reading submissions and coming up with theme ideas. We’ve also opened an online shop where we’ve made the magazine available.
Judging by the first volume, my guess is that subsequent volumes will take their sweet time to become available, but the wait will be worth it.
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