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Lead Image

Family Recipes

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Production Method

Inkjet

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Design

Simon P. Coyle

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Printing

Simon P. Coyle

Although FPO doesn’t usually feature one-off projects, this mahogany-covered recipe book was too beautiful to pass up. Elevating simple inkjet prints with exquisite binding and wood creates an heirloom piece begging to be touched, read, and remembered.  

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Client

Self


Quantity Produced

1


Production Cost

$200


Production Time

2 weeks

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)


Page Count

100


Paper Stock


Number of Colors

Digital

Varnishes


Binding

Hand-stitched coptic bind


Typography

DaunPenh
Kokila

 


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Project Description

Fear is a great motivator, and in this case it was the fear of wedding day disappointment if I didn't come through. Also the fear of a severe beating around the head and neck by a coworker armed with a stress ball.

Family Recipes was a gift from two sisters to their brother on his wedding day, intended as a collection of recipes and reminiscences from their family and friends all over the world. One of the sisters, a Project Manager at Lush Concepts, asked if I could lay everything out and send it off to Blurb or wherever.

I think I believe that objects become imbued with the amount of love, craft and effort which is put into them, and sending something so personal to a digital printing place didn't seem right. Instead, I did the printing, scoring, tearing, folding and stitching myself, as well as sanding, staining and drilling the mahogany covers. It wasn't completely altruistic - I'd been wanting to make a book with wooden covers for ages, and this was the perfect opportunity.

It all came together, just in time. At the wedding, there were smiles and tears - mostly due to the thoughtfulness of the content rather than the book itself of course, but still. The majority of design, especially digital, is ephemeral, and it's a rare honour to have a hand in creating something of permanence and meaning.

Production Lesson(s)

The biggest issue was the stitching. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably drill bigger holes in the mahogany covers in order to use a heavier thread. I'd also go slower with the needles — controlling four at the time is no easy task, especially when you're in a hurry.”

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Jessica Mullen

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

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Date Published

November 15, 2012

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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

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Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.

Other / Various one-off products.

events we organize

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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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