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BROWSE
Client
Wordcake Communications: Jen Stevenson
Quantity Produced
1,500
Production Cost
$7,800
Production Time
3.5 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
4.25 in × 6.25 in × 1 in
Page Count
220
Paper Stock
Cover: Environment 80 lb, PC 100, white
Inside: Pacesetter Opaque 70 lb text white
Number of Colors
Cover: CMYK
Inside: 1, black
Varnishes
–
Binding
Perfect binding
Typopgraphy
Hand Lettered (cover)
Adobe Jenson
Verlag
Whenever I make it to Portland next I know exactly what item is on my to-be-packed list, even with no trip in yet in my calendar. A project of passion, love, and determination, this pocket-sized culinary review is both informative and beautiful.
I love to eat, and I love to tell stories, so when friend and independent food writer Jen Stevenson broached the idea of making a dining guide for Portland based on her experiences as an everyday eater, I was in. The project was a labor of love in many ways - for Jen, eating out seven times a day while managing her midsection; for me, working with a pro-bono budget while drawing over 80 spot illustrations. Well, I now know exactly what a brioche looks like.
Written for locals and tourists alike, I particularly enjoyed working with Jen’s exuberant and humorous writing style. To go along with the guidebook we also created a checklist of all 100 places called the Eat Sheet, which readers can download for free at Best Places to Stuff Your Face.
Competing in the realm of self-publishing is tough, and most first time publishers use online print services. But we decided to print the guidebook locally so we could choose the paper stock (non-glossy please!), control the size (pocket-sized please!), and have gatefold maps (you can’t eat if you are lost!). It was more expensive, but definitely worth it.
Portland’s 100 Best Places to Stuff Your Faces Book
Production Method
Design
Design: Bureau of Betterment, Mette Hornung Rankin
Proofing and production management: Type A Productions, Shellie Anderson
Writing: Jen Stevenson
Printing
Brown Printing
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Bryony
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
August 16, 2011
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About UnderConsideration
UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events and judged competitions, and designs for clients.
online
Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
Speak Up (2002 – 2009) / Discussing, and looking for, what is relevant in, and the relevance of, graphic design. Archives Only.
Word It (2003 – 2010) / Encouraging creative diversity in the community through monthly, one-word challenges. Archives Only.
Brand New Classroom (2010 – 2011) / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity workArchives Only.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
publishing
The 2010 FPO Awards / 2011, self-published.
The 2010 Brand New Awards / 2011, self-published.
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Events & Judged Competitions
Brand New Conference / A one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand New Awards / Celebrating the best identity work produced around the world.
FPO Awards / Celebrating the best print work from around the world.
Writing
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
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