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BROWSE
Client
Self-Published
Quantity Produced
2,000 (200 limited edition gold)
Production Cost
–
Production Time
4 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
130 mm × 180 mm (6 in × 7 in)
Page Count
348
Paper Stock
Body: Lynx Opaque, 74 gsm
Cover: Brown Wibalin mounted to 250um boxboard.
Number of Colors
Body: CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Mrs Eaves (Emigre Fonts)
If you ever wanted to explore visual and written dissertations on topics as hairy as the monobrow, Medusa, dreadlocks, Mormon beards, women’s beards, and, ahem, the Brazilian in a package that made you look cultured and cool, then Trunk: Volume One: Hair is just for you. Self-published by the Australian design firm Boccalatte, Trunk books are “small, sensual books filled with fascinating content. Each will explore a part of the human body through writing, art, and photography” and what better way to start the series than with the loveitorhateit topic of hair.
The ambitiously lengthy 348 are bound inside a lovely cloth-like paper cover that has been foil stamped clear with a few strands of hair. 200 of the books were produced with gold gilded edges. Fancy.
We wanted to produce something very tactile and beautiful, like a bible, something that would feel good in the hand.
Volume Two is currently in progress. The topic? Blood.
Trunk: Volume One: Hair
Production Method
Design
Boccalatte:
Creative Direction and design: Suzanne Boccalatte
Editors:Suzanne Boccalatte and Meredith Jones
Printing
Printpoint Australia
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
Armin
Armin Vit
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
August 19, 2010
Filed Under
Books
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About UnderConsideration
UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
blogs we publish
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.
products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
also
Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.
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