The 65th limited Quarterly Edition for the winter of 2024 is the “Vintage” Edition. Field Notes revisited some of their favorite materials, details, and production processes to create a brand-new and old-fashioned 3-Pack. For the covers, they have chosen a 100# “Royaltone” stock from the French Paper Company. It is named “Monarch Red,” but leans more towards the color of fine wine. Perhaps a 2012 Willamette Pinot Noir? The stock features a lovely linen texture that plays well with the embossed “Metallic Antique” gold ink. The inside covers are printed with a geometric pattern that suggests the end-papers of a classic hardcover book. Interior pages are “dot-ruled” using “Faded Antique Gold” ink on an off-white stock from Domtar. They’re also perforated for easy removal. The staples are also gold. Natch.
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Proudly printed by the good people of The Graphic Arts Studio, LLC, Barrington, Ill.
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Cover: French Royaltone 100#C “Monarch Red,” with a thick, brute force, 2-color application of “Antique Gold” and black soy-based Superior inks.
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Innards: Domtar Cougar 60#T “Natural,” with a fine, 1-color application of “Faded Antique Gold” soy-based Superior ink.
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Cover and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102S six-color printing press.
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Bound with a Muller Martini 6-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder/scorer, with appreciation to Samuel Slocum, George W. McGill, and William J. Brown, the “Founding Fathers of the Staple.”
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Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine.
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Dot-Ruled Lines: 1/4" (6.4mm). Perforated pages.
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Memo book dimensions are 3-1/2" × 5-1/2" (89mm × 140mm).
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FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927) in its materials.
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All FIELD NOTES memo books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.
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Limited Edition of 26,000 3-Packs.
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UPC: 850032279345