Printing industry: prints that endure
Books and magazines
Across the pages, words take shape, develop and gain continuity. From page to page, they build narratives, convey knowledge and preserve ideas, ensuring that content produced at a particular moment remains accessible and can be revisited over time.
Cheongju Early Printing Museum, 2015.
Offset printing by Korea Armed Forced & Publishing Depot (facsimile reprint).
Published by: INCM – Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, ESAD Idea.
Editorial coordination: Rúben Dias, Sofia Meira.
Texts: Duarte Azinheira, Fernando Rocha, Francisco Providência, Gonçalo Caseiro, Graciela Machado, José Bártolo, Luísa Salgueiro, Maria Inês Queiroz, Rúben Dias, Sofia Meira.
Graphic design: Degrau.
Infographics: João Tiago and Susana Fernando.
Photographs: Luís Espinheira.
Printing: Five-colour offset.
Drawings: António Jorge Gonçalves.
Afterword: Pedro Sobrado.
Design: SAL Studio.
In collaboration with: António Jorge Gonçalves.
Printing: One-colour LedUV offset on Notturno Nero 140g paper, 170 lpi.
Finishing: Thread-sewn, with a 2mm board cover wrapped in Notturno Nero 140g paper, printed in one LedUV colour.
Texts: Américo Canedo.
Published by the Municipality of Montalegre.
Printing: Four-colour offset and aqueous varnish.
Finishing: Thread-sewn and softbound.
Book block: Condat Perigord 170g, 400 lpi.
Cover: Popset Black 320g paper, with anti-scratch lamination and spot high-build UV varnish.
Front and back covers:
2mm board wrapped in Symbol Matt Plus Premium White 150g, CMYK + 1 PMS printing.
Matt lamination on one side.
Fold-out:
Munken Print White 1.5 115g, CMYK printing on the front, unprinted reverse.
Finishing:
Accordion-folded, with 4 glued joins (four 15mm tabs).
Front and back covers glued to the first and last panels of the fold-out.
Text: Óscar Faria.
Design: Vera Velez.
Printing: Four-colour LedUV offset plus one LedUV colour.
Finishing: Thread-sewn with Otabind binding.
Book block: Arena white rough 140g and Keaycolor Terra Rossa 120g papers, 170 lpi.
Cover: Keaycolor 360g paper with black hot foil stamping.
Text: João Andrade.
Illustrations: Luís Buchinho.
Published by Fundação Cecília Zino.
Design: Gráficos do Futuro.
Published by Grupo Estoril Sol.
Printing: Offset.
Hardback with 2.5mm board and black ribbon marker.
Book block and endpapers: Munken Lynx 150g paper.
Size: 210 × 297mm.
Front cover, back cover and spine:
Creator Star 170g, CMYK printing on the front, gloss silver lamination on one side, matt white cold foil stamping on the spine.
Board:
Black 2F board, 2mm, 1260g, unprinted on both sides.
160-page book block: 96 pages on Arena White Smooth 140g paper, CMYK LedUV printing on both sides; 16 pages on Arena White Smooth 140g paper, CMYK LedUV printing on both sides; 48 pages on Arena White Smooth 140g paper, black LedUV printing on both sides.
Endpapers:
Sirio Ultra Black 185g paper, unprinted on both sides.
Finishing:
Sewn, spine wrapped in printed paper, front and back covers glued to the first and last endpapers (spine side wrapped) and trimmed (board visible at the edges). Punch-cut to form a handle. Gold foil stamping on all three book edges.
Size: Closed 130 × 230mm; open 260 × 230mm.
Z-shaped cover:
1.25mm board covered in Imperial 4440 cloth (Red), Cover 1, and Imperial 4420 cloth (Pink), Cover 2. Red cover stamped with Pink V941 foil; Pink cover stamped with Red 864 foil.
Book block 1:
200 pages on Artic Volume White 130g paper, printed on both sides in 4 PMS LedUV colours.
Book block 2:
104 pages on Artic Volume White 130g paper, printed on both sides in 4 PMS LedUV colours.
Endpapers:
Artic Volume White 170g paper, printed on both sides in 4 PMS LedUV colours.
Finishing:
Book 1: Sewn with red thread, cold-glued square spine with mull and headband 795 (Pink), trimmed and bound.
Book 2: Sewn with red thread, cold-glued square spine with mull and headband 676 (Red), trimmed and bound.
Custom ribbon markers in both book blocks and hand numbering.
Packaging:
Two cards (OF 231092) placed in each book block; book inserted in box (OF 231091) and individually shrink-wrapped, with the book number indicated.
Published by: Primosfera.
Editorial concept & design: This is Pacifica.
With contributions from: Sofia Charters, Miguel Charters, Manuel Aires Mateus, Hugo Gonçalves, João de Sousa, João Guimarães, O Apartamento.
Translation: Christopher Foster.
Production: Bacelar & Pereira, Oupas Design.
Size: 98 × 210mm.
Paper: Fedrigoni Materica Terracota (cover) / Ferigoni Arena Bulk Natural (book block).
Binding: Swiss binding with cloth spine and painted edges. Debossed cover.
Awards:
Silver Lion at the Cannes festival.
Clube da Criatividade, 2023 Awards: Gold, Design, Graphic Design, One-off Piece. Gold, Design, Corporate Publication.
Design: José Mendes.
Typefaces: Cidade // José Mendes.
Basier Circle Mono, Argesta Text /// Atipo Foundry.
Paper: Pop’Set.
Novatech Ultimatt.
Coral Book.
Book block on novatech ultimate 150g, 4/4 printing.
Cover on matt coated 170g paper with velvet lamination and hot foil stamping.
Editorial coordination: Miguel Moore; graphic design and co-coordination: Diogo Potes (Solid Dogma).
Four-colour printing on two different Fine Papers and a specially die-cut board cover with black foil stamping.
Cover: Matt coated 250g paper.
Four-colour printing on both sides.
Matt lamination on the front.
Book block: Offset Volume Creme 90g paper.
Four-colour printing (one section) and two-colour printing (three sections: black + different Pantone colours).
Finishing: Folded sections, spine-notched and glued to the cover with PUR adhesive.