Field Notes United States of Letter Press: C

The Field Notes “United States of Letterpress,” features the work of nine independent letterpress shops from across America in a convenient pack of 3 notebooks. At 3-½” x 5-½”, these field notes journals are the perfect size to slip into your pocket or bag for on-the-go note taking.

This series demonstrates a wide array of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and love for the age-old and tactile process of letterpress printing. These are colorful and gorgeous and will display beautifully on your shelves.

The C pack includes one of two cover designs by Rick Griffith of Denver, Colorado. One of two by Erin Beckloff of Springboro, Ohio. One cover by Starshaped Press of Chicago, Illinois.

Specs

• Three softcover notebooks
• Dimensions: 3-1/2" × 5-1/2"
• Graph grid: 3/16" × 3/16" (4.7mm × 4.7mm)
• Printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.
• Cover: Printed on 1 of 6 French Pop-Tone 100#C stocks with a thick, brute force, 1-color application of “Linotype Slug Gray” soy-based Superior ink. It was then sent to 1 of 6 Letterpress printers around the U.S.A. and smashed with a 2-color application of “Process Blue” and “Rubine Red” letterpress inks.
• Inside: Finch Paper Opaque Smooth 60#T “Bright White,” with a fine, 1-color application of “Double Knee Duck Canvas Light Brown” soy-based Toyo ink.
• Printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 40" 6-color UV printing press and bound with a Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 270 5-pocket saddle stitcher
• Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine
• UPC: 858493003950