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Show Us Your Scout Book: Rod Hunting

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:56:56 -0700

Every day this week, we’ll share a new Scout Book filled with creative goodness from the members of Chicago collaborative The Post Family. Awesome! + + + Rod Hunting is a designer and illustrator with some seriously stunning work in his portfolio. His delicate drawings are at once sophisticated and crafty; they’re slick yet ooze evidence of the artist’s hand at work. Peep his portfolio and get lost in lovely illustration. Also, while you’re at it, check out his installation of vintage camera drawings. It makes the analog nerds around here quite happy. Rod filled his Scout Book with space-y pencil illustrations. Rod! Oops, I mean: Rad! http://www.rodhunting.com http://www.thepostfamily.com http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write

Show Us Your Scout Book: Alex Fuller

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:10:58 -0700

Every day this week, we’ll share a new Scout Book filled with creative goodness from the members of Chicago collaborative The Post Family. Awesome! + + + Alex Fuller makes beautiful, bright, bold work. In addition to being a partner at The Post Family, Alex is the co-founder of the Illustration Corporation and helped create Ogilvy’s brand design group, 485. Alex, you’re a very busy guy! We very excited that he took the time to fill this Scout Book so expertly with collage work. We even see some letterpress bits and pieces in there! http://www.alexfuller.com http://www.thepostfamily.com http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write

Show Us Your Scout Book: Scott Thomas

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:11:37 -0700

Every day this week, we’ll share a new Scout Book filled with creative goodness from the members of Chicago collaborative The Post Family. Awesome! + + + “Scott Thomas is constantly trying to invent the next big thing.” From the looks of it, he’s doing quite a job. Scott Thomas is a designer, an inventor, a thinker and an innovator. He served as Design Director for the Obama campaign. Scott recently curated and edited a book called Designing Obama, a publication that documents the presidential campaign’s use of art, design and a grassroots approach to publicity and propaganda. Rad. Scott filled this Scout Book with sketches for that next big thing he’s working on. I’m thoroughly impressed with his planning and plotting. http://www.simplescott.com http://www.thepostfamily.com http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write

Show Us Your Scout Book: Ina Weise

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:36:16 -0700

Every day this week, we’ll share a new Scout Book filled with creative goodness from the members of Chicago collaborative The Post Family. Awesome! + + + Ina Weise is a young lady with quite a bit of creative experience under her belt. She is currently an intern at The Post Family, but before calling Chicago home, she studied in Austria, Poland, and her native Germany. Her command of geometric shapes is astonishing, and her work spans mediums from textiles to printmaking to apparel to installation. Her installation at the Post Family’s Family Room Gallery will close this week; if you’re in Chicago, stop in to celebrate the closing of her show The Following of One Thing After Another. Ina explores circles in this pocket notebook, incorporating pen, pencil, cut paper, collage, xerox transfer and woven paper. http://www.thepostfamily.com http://www.inaweise.com http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write/

Show Us Your Scout Book: Chad Kouri

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:37:35 -0700

Every day this week, we’ll share a new Scout Book filled with creative goodness from the members of Chicago collaborative The Post Family. Awesome! + + + Chad Kouri loves paper. I might go so far as to call him The Collage Master. His work incorporates vintage ephemera, letterpress printing and found objects, which makes for a body of work that is at once tangible, nostalgic and visually spectacular. Find a bursting portfolio of Chad’s work online at Long Live Analog, much of which lives happily in the interesting realm of digital-meets-analog. Geek out over projects such as his papercut desktop wallpaper for Kistune Noir, or his iPhone cases wrapped in digitized artwork of hand-cut vintage graph paper. Whoa. Chad’s Scout Book boasts a fantastic touch-and-feel, cut-and-paste quality. It makes me want to touch my computer screen. http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write/ http://www.thepostfamily.com/ http://www.longliveanalog.com/

Show Us Your Scout Book: The Post Family

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:33:00 -0700

All the way from Chicago comes a week of Scout Books filled to the brim with creative goodness from the spectacular collaborative The Post Family (plus their intern Ina Weise)! This group of creative gentleman has been working together in Chicago in a compelling model that embraces collaboration and independence: they work on their own projects, but together. Independently, but not alone. And when they do get together to collaborate directly? Beautiful things happen. We’re super excited to share these fantastic books with you for the next five days. Get ready for an explosion of pencil sketches, cut-and-paste, bright colors, x-acto madness and more. http://www.scoutbooks.com/read-write/ http://www.thepostfamily.com/

A Scout Book Rainbow

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:17:19 -0800

In organizing past print jobs, I came upon a veritable Scout Book Rainbow! These are pocket notebooks created by a selection of amazing clients. From left to right: The Portland Saturday Market coupon book conceived by Jody Helfand and designed by Briar Levit (www.briarmade.com) Brooklyn skyline by Andy Pratt (www.andypratt.net) Promotional notebook by the Old Wood Company of Asheville, NC. (www.theoldwoodco.com) Beer Journal by Dave Selden and BS Brewing (www.33beers.com) and finally, a promotional notebook by Beardwood&Co. (www.beardwood.com) Delightful!

Featured Print Project: Scout Book by HUB Collective

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:33:31 -0700

The HUB Collective is a Portland-based design group that printed this exquisite Scout Book with us. We just can't stop drooling over their perfect combination of bold color and photography! The teal Pantone soy ink they chose looks really great on the Scout Book's chipboard cover. HUB is a homegrown group of artists, designers and web developers working out of a studio in Portland's Pearl district. www.hubltd.com

Featured Print Project: Scout Book by Mark Menjivar and Kate Bingaman-Burt

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:37:39 -0700

Mark Menjivar is a Texas-based photographer who explores food issues in his ongoing project, You Are What You Eat. Composed of portraits of the interiors of refrigerators across America, Menjivar documents and exposes the truths revealed by what we consume with our bodies. Expertly illustrated by Kate Bingaman-Burt, these limited-edition Scout Books invite the user to document their eating habits for one month. The inside cover urges: “Think! Is it food? Who made it? Where did it come from? How did it taste? How fast did you eat it?” One of the Scout Book’s 32 interior pages holds an original photograph by Menjivar, a beautiful peek of fresh sage living on in a refrigerator. All proceeds from the sale of these books will benefit Janus Youth Programs, a Portland non-profit with an urban agriculture program that employs, educates, and empowers at-risk youth. These Food Journals are available exclusively at Ampersand Vintage, www.ampersandvintage.com

Featured Print Project: Perfect Bound Book for Marriage Records

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:06:08 -0700

Portland record label and publishing project Marriage Records just released this new publication, and we're proud to have printed it! Wallace Cochran writes a creative non-fiction history of the rocket, and Marriage Records‘ publishing imprint MPH has released it in this gorgeous limited-edition book. One half of the band Drakkar Sauna, Cochran’s text lent itself to lyrics for the band’s latest release on Marriage Records. This book was lovingly assembled from two colors of interior text-weight stock and wrapped in a cover letterpress printed by EMprint Press. Design was done by AF Jamison. As much an exploration of publishing as it is of paper and ink, we’re proud to have worked on this specimen of fine printing. Find more at www.marriagerecords.com/mph

Featured Print Project: Timothy Karpinski's poster for A Door of Hope

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:38:34 -0700

Hot off the presses this week is a stellar illustration we couldn't help but share. Timothy Karpinski is a Portland artist, designer, illustrator and co-proprietor of Together Gallery in NE Portland. This poster is for A Door of Hope, a weekly gathering at the Hinson Annex in SE Portland. Local people of all types gather every Saturday evening at 6 to pray for the city. We really just can't get over this awesome illustration. Check Timothy out at www.timothykarpinski.com and A Door of Hope at www.adoorofhope.net.

Check it out! Designer Card #13 featuring art by Jill Bliss!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:44:38 -0700

We're proud to feature Jill on Edition #13 of our Designer Card Deck. Printed on 80% Recycled Environment 80# White Felt Cover stock, this card was offset printed with three soy-based Pantone ink colors. Portland's own Jill Bliss is an artist, designer, crafter, illustrator and creative entrepreneur. Jill explores the natural world in her signature style, and these poppies are just the latest in her constantly growing collection of gorgeous illustrations of flowers, plants, and even tree houses! Watch for these fabulous freebies at Portland Area locations! Do you have a sweet retail location, gallery, or other creative space and want to feature designer cards in your giveaway space? Contact us! We'll hook you up with some free cards! Check out our other Designer Cards here: http://pinballpublishing.com/printing/dcd And find more of Jill Bliss's great work here: http://www.jillbliss.com

New treats fresh off the Pinball Presses

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:23:54 -0700

Hi Society6 friends! We wanted to share some of the beautiful work that's rolled through the Pinball shop lately. We're so happy to be the printshop of choice for so many talented artists who make great work. Check out their sites, and find more details about the printing process for these pieces over on our blog, CoinOp (www.pinballpublishing.com/coinop) Thanks for reading!

Lloyd Eugene Winter IV: Congratulations! You won our Scout Book grant!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:14:10 -0700

Pinball Publishing is proud to announce the winner of our "Get your work on the cover of a Scout Book" grant! Lloyd Eugene Winter IV's ethereal, intricate artwork won us over. He was voted the most popular by you folks, his Society6 peers. Find him here: http://winter.society6.com/ and here: http://blog.lloydwinter.com/ And get ready for a stellar Scout Book featuring Lloyd's artwork! Thank you to everyone who participated, and keep your eyes open for another Pinball Publishing grant here on Society 6. We had a lot of fun looking through the finalist studios and were really stoked to take part in such a sweet arrangement. Thanks, Society6, for being here and doing the great things you do.

Around the shop

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:52:15 -0700

We want to share a glimpse into some of the daily operations at our printshop! We like to demystify the printing process as much as possible for creative folks like you, so it's easier to understand just what's happening when you send your work away to an offset printshop. Well, we can at least offer a glimpse into what happens when you send your work to us. We're not quite like other printshops! Hope you enjoy the peek into the printing world! More photos like this are posted to our flickr stream. www.flickr.com/printpinball

Super excited at how AWESOME these Scout Books are!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:31 -0700

Sometimes we just feel so lucky to be able to work with so many awesome artists. It's been busy at the shop lately, and it seems that Scout Books are where it's at! Wanted to share with you guys some of the sweet, sweet pocket notebooks we've been rolling off the presses. Hope you enjoy!

New Scout Book designs hot off the Pinball presses!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:05:20 -0700

To further encourage all you creative folks to apply for our Scout Book grant, I thought I'd post a few of the Scout Book designs coming through the shop recently.

What is a Scout Book, exactly?

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:52:23 -0700

Hello! In light of the release of our very first GRANT, we wanted to make sure everyone know what the heck a Scout Book is! Well, it's rad. It's our latest print project, a custom pocket notebook with options so easy and affordable that anyone can make their own! You can upload your cover art, choose an interior, and voila! Custom pocket notebook! One of the best parts: The Scout Book is 100% recycled! We hand-pick our selection of high-quality, eco-friendly papers and soy inks to ensure your Scout Books have a light impact on the environment while looking great at the same time. The Scout Book is 100% recycled, with papers sourced from the Pacific Northwest. Your artwork is printed with soy inks made from American-grown soybeans. Clients who have made their own Scout Books include Meg Hunt, Jill Bliss, Emily Martin aka The Black Apple, Bwana Spoons, Ian Lynam and more! Check out photos below to see some of their designs. Head over to our website, www.pinballpublishing.com to request your very own Scout Book sample. Check out our other print services, and geek out on our Graphic Culture Catalog CoinOp, where we feature the lovely print items that roll off our presses. Thanks for reading! Hope to see you as an applicant to our grant!

Lovely new Scout Book featuring illustration by Brent Wick!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:10:42 -0700

Check out this great new Scout Book to roll off the Pinball Presses this week! Illustrations by Brent Wick grace the cover, and his friends over at Burke Decor will be using it as a complimentary gift for their customers. How lovely!

Check out the Scout Book!

Print Pinball (nicolelavelle) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:18:05 -0700

Meet the Scout Book, our newest print item! The Scout Book is a custom pocket notebook that is affordable and easy to order. We've made it easy for your to upload your artwork, choose your interior and ink color and make your own! Crafted from 100% recycled paper and dressed in a 100% recycled chipboard cover, the Scout Book is printed in soy inks. You can choose from lined, gridded or blank interiors and voila! You're all set! Head over here to our site and request your sample Scout Book today!