Think Creatively, Work Sustainably

Title: Think Creatively, Work Sustainably

Design: At Last Marketing, Chicago

Paper: Cover: Beckett Concept Prairie Sands Cover 130 lb., Intro: Beckett Concept Desert Haze Cover 80 lb., Interior Uncoated: Mohawk Options White Smooth Cover 80 lb., Interior Translucent: Glama Natural Recycled 36 lb., Interior Coated: Sappi Lustro Offset Environmental Gloss Cover 80 lb.

Printing: Classic Color, Broadview, IL

Overview:

Think Creatively, Work Sustainablyby Komori is A Resource Guide for Responsible Design and Print. The book is a beautiful demonstration of print designed to tout the green features of Komori presses as well as offer eco-tips, advice and facts to printers and designers. Chapter 2 is devoted to the important role paper plays in the long- term sustainability of the printing process. Thus, the choice of papers for the book was critical and they represent the most environmentally responsible papers available.

The design of the book is breathtaking, including the integration of uncoated, translucent and glossy sheets. The Glama Natural translucent sheets show a neat effect, each printed with an image of a dismal environmental scene, while a clean and beautiful environmental scene shows through on the paper below. Meanwhile, the uncoated Options pages show off cool finishing techniques such as spot textured varnish and embossing / debossing.The pages are bound together by a hidden aluminum spiral (recyclable, of course).