Edition One Books

Be Our Guest! - Free Passes to Imaging USA 2011

2010-11-29T17:22:00.000-08:00

WE WANT YOU TO BE OUR GUEST!

FREE IMAGING EXPO PASS! We invite you to join us as a VIP at Imaging USA’s Imaging EXPO, the largest photographic tradeshow in North America. We'll be at BOOTH 118, showcasing all of our beautiful books and answering all your questions about your projects. Or just stop by to say hi! While you're here, you can also check out the International Print Exhibit, the world’s largest display of award-winning images from around the world.

Use your FREE Imaging EXPO Pass to join us at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas (January 16-18, 2011).

REDEEM YOUR VIP EXPO PASS ONLINE

CLICK HERE

IMAGING EXPO HOURS

Sunday, Jan. 16		9:00am – 6:00pm
Monday, Jan. 17		9:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday, Jan. 18		9:00am – 1:30pm

INTERNATIONAL PRINT EXHIBIT HOURS

Sunday, Jan. 16		11:00am – 4:30pm
Monday, Jan. 17		11:00am – 4:30pm
Tuesday, Jan. 18		9:30am – 1:30pm

Also! Check out our newly redesigned website. We made it easier to navigate and browse, and added useful tools and instructions to help you put your project together.

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Mad Day Out by Stephen Goldblatt

2010-11-18T17:11:00.000-08:00

We're proud to have been given the opportunity to produce this high profile, and significant book for local non-profit organization Fotovison. Fotovision is run by Ken and Melanie light, and together with photographer and film-maker Stephen Goldblatt they've released a truly fun set of unseen photographs of the Beatles from very early in their career.

Along with a talk at UC Berkeley, and exhibition, and print sales, Fotovision has put together this great book complete with a beautiful box and a signed exhibition print. We're posting a link below which will allow you to order books so long as a few are left. It is a very custom piece, which might just attain quite a bit of value.

http://fotovision.org/magento/new-arrivals/mad-day-out-photographs-by-stephen-goldblatt.html

Book Details:
White Hard Cover with Silver Foil Stamp and Inset Image.

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The Golden Decade by Ira Latour, Cameron Macauley, & Bill Heick

2010-11-18T12:29:00.000-08:00

This post is a little late in coming as the associated exhibition is already coming down. The exhibit was a huge success, and both runs of the book we made for it are sold out in advance. The relevance of this book, the photographers showcased, and their collected works cannot be over-stated.
Though many of the image-makers included became famous in their own right, their teachers name's have overshadowed their successes and to a certain extent this 'Golden Group' never received the recognition they deserve. The Golden Decade aims to remedy this, and does so with a level of thoroughness and care which is really unmatched by many if any other self-published works we have seen. The massive book is beautifully designed, well researched, and a pleasure to study.

There are rumors that this exhibit will be up again in 2011 in the Bay Area, and we'll be sure to post that news here if it materializes.

Link to exhibit: http://www.smithandersennorth.com/exhibits/current_exhibits.html

Book Details:
351 Pages
11"x11" Green Fabric Hard Cover with gold foil stamp and printed dust jacket

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New Gallery / New Front Page

2010-11-17T17:33:00.000-08:00

Our website has a brand new look! The front page now showcases our biggest assets, the beautiful books we have made for our clients. And our newly organized navigation will help you browse through our website with ease.

Check out our new gallery displaying interesting works from varied categories:

Photography
Gallery Catalogs
Illustrations and Design
Text-Based Books
Book Bindery
Special Projects

And don't forget to sign up for our newletter for up-to-date information:
Newsletter

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Round Robin by Daniela Strijleva, Katy Wu, Jennifer C. Chang

2010-11-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

Daniela Strijleva, Katy Wu, and Jennifer C. Chang, are artists from the acclaimed Pixar Animated Studio. They have combined their talents to create a really great book. They had a very specific vision that worked with the stock Edition One materials perfectly. The book is a pleasure to hold in the hands with a nice red foil stamp on our white linen cover stock. The inside of the cover is printed (0/4), and that touch really finished the book off nicely. The title, Round Robin, describes a game in which all of the illustrations are linked by a set of words; it keeps you turning each page with delight as you immediately associate the lady illustrator's style as that of the big screen.

The book is available for sale from the author's websites and it would be a fantastic holiday gift!

Daneila Strijleva
Katy Wu
Jennifer C. Chang

Book Details:
15 full color illustrations
Opaque Soft Cover: 7"x8.5" with red foil stamp and inside cover printing.

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Thank you for visiting our booth!

2010-11-03T16:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all of you who visited our booth last week in NYC. We are always excited to meet with our customers - both new and current. Overall, the feedback we got from you East Coast photographers and designers was great. We left confident that the higher-quality and more custom approach we are taking is the right one for those serious about their work and how it is presented. NYC customers make up a large percentage of our business, and we hope to be back soon with more samples and more person to person contact. Thanks again - Edition One Staff

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Nikole Lim - While Women Weep

2010-10-20T16:29:00.000-07:00

Nikole Lim calls herself a visual documentarian. The title is apt. Her beautiful images tell vivid stories which the viewer cannot help but engage. The photographs remind us of Salgado's cocoa farmers, or perhaps Mary Ellen Mark's Falkand road women.

Her book, While Women Weep is now in its third printing with us here at Edition One Books. The book candidly portrays the lives and stories of several Kenyan women. Her work is both intimate and considerate - one feels her empathy for her subjects, and the work seems honest in its treatment of truly terrible issues. Powerful stories accompany the images. The photographic work could stand on its own, but the text completes the project properly.

Below are some images of this beautiful bound work. The book is available for sale, and all proceeds benefit widows and orphans in Kenya. Be sure to check out the documentary film that accompanies the book.

Click Here - for more information on While Women Weep, book and documentary.

Click Here - for more information on Nikole Lim.

Book Details:
95 pages - printed on 162gsm paper
Hardcover: 10.5" black cloth cover with a beautiful, dust jacket.

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Journal of the In-Between Places by John Coding

2010-10-12T15:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a long while since we've posted a book on this blog. John's book below has been a staff favorite since the day we bound it. In fact, it is not a recent project at all. John's work reminds us of Gary Winogrand's iconic work from the same streets and alleyways.

John Coding, an English photographer living in NY, has had a long fascination with street photography. This book is about the beauty of moments found in the In-between places. It was shot both digitally and on film. The work spans two years of New York City wanderings. The Book has been very well received and he is looking to expand his work.

http://www.codlingphotography.com/

New Book Layout Instructions!

2010-09-29T09:59:00.000-07:00

Edition One Books is pleased to announce the release of our new set of instructions/tutorials for designing your books using InDesign, Photoshop and MS Word. If you are new to book design, these step-by-step guides should help you get from start to finish on your books while getting a taste of these flexible and powerful tools. The pairing of these applications and our custom high quality prints will let you fully explore your unbound creativity. Take your first step towards setting your ideas on paper and check out these new instructions!

This new release introduces many new features:

Instructions for:

Image Preparation (Optional: Photoshop Action).
InDesign to PDF
Photoshop to PDF
MS Word to PDF

New, easier way to upload your files

www.editiononebooks.com/support.php

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pdn PhotoPlus Expo

2010-09-07T13:29:00.000-07:00

Edition One Books is pleased to provide you with FREE admission to the expo hall at PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo. Use PDN PhotoPlus code: 'edition' & register today at:

http://www.xpressreg.net/register/PHOT100/hallonly/start.asp?sc=edition

This offer is only valid by using the link above. Register as many team members as you like using this link above. BUT DON'T DELAY! Register no later than October 8, 2010 (US address only) in order to receive your badges in the mail before the event.

For more information, please visit www.photoplusexpo.com. We look forward to seeing you in New York!

David Liittschwager at Cavallo Point

2010-02-09T14:39:00.000-08:00

David Liittschwager is a local Bay Area photographer (and very nice guy) whose successful images are truly global - both in their content and their concerns. He's widely published and has shown in numerous galleries and museums. He has a new show up at Cavallo Point which looks to be fascinating. Cavallo Point is a resort just north of the Golden Gate bridge, and it is also one of our best clients - we'll post an explanation of the project we did with them soon.

David's show opening is this Thursday, the 11th of Feb. If you can make it, please use the link below to RSVP. The setting is really special and the food is always great. If you have not been out to Cavallo Point, go early and walk around. If you cannot make the opening, maybe make a weekend jaunt over the bridge and check it out. A drink in the bar after looking the work over is highly recommended.

Here is a link to the opening - CLICK HERE.

Ben Z

Natalie Young - finally, some good dog portraits

2010-02-07T10:21:00.000-08:00

We produced these books for photographer Natalie Young late last year. Had we been publishing this blog then, this would have been an immediate post. These are superb gift books for dog lovers in your life (I am a dog guy myself.) Sure - there are plenty of dog portraits out there. Actually, there are way too many. Most are poorly done, overly saturated, and anything but candid.

Natalie's work is intimate, well composed, and the lighting glistens on her subject's (mini dachshunds) beautiful coats. In short, these are good photographs she made quietly and for herself. Like many of the best books we have done, a book wasn't the goal; it came together on its own as quality images began to pile up and work together in a way that justified a solid edit.

I'm including images of the softcover version here - there is also a beautiful hardcover version on her site. Both are available for sale, and neither are too expensive. Again, consider them as gifts for the photo and non-photo people in your lives. The work is good and accessible.

Click Here - for her book page.

Book Details:

60p - 25 images - printed on 162gsm paper
Softcover: 8.5" square with gloss laminated cover
Hardcover: 10.5" square with gray cloth cover, spine foil stamp, inset cover image.

Ben Z. - 2/7/10

Photo Alliance - Our World Portfolio Review

2010-02-04T22:58:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: The deadline for applications has been extended to Feb 19th!

We have a long-standing relationship with the San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit Photo Alliance. We've volunteered at their events for years and will soon print the catalog for their fourth annual portfolio review event, Our World. The organization itself is great for many reasons, but this event is especially rewarding.

The one-on-one time with well known artists and photo professionals is far greater than other reviews we've attended, and the atmosphere for this three day event is fun, intimate, and tasty (food is always really good at Photo Alliance gigs.)

Edition One prints a catalog for the event, and the catalog is special. Each participant has a two page spread and each gets to take one home of course. More importantly, each reviewer gets a complimentary copy as well - so these editors, art buyers, and curators are sure to have your work in front of them if you do this event. What is really special is that the catalogs are finished and delivered on the first day of the event - not weeks or months later. We know of no other portfolio review that delivers this type of service!

Applications are due by Feb 10th - 5 days from now. You can learn all about the event and get the application materials by clicking here.

Mexico City Agency - Shaktiprod

2010-02-04T22:27:00.000-08:00

We're getting more and more commercial work these days. It is a welcome addition to our sample shelves. The files are usually prepared professionally, and the subject matter very diverse. My personal contacts and word of mouth drove our business for the first couple years. Since those contacts came from my MFA program and the local fine art photo scene, the bulk of our books have been by fine art and/or documentary photographers.

This book from Mexico City agency Shaktiprod came to us in December, and it is basically a showcase for their talent. The books were given to the agency's best clients as a holiday gift - a nice touch and pretty easy to do. Each photographer has a handful of pages highlighting their specialty. They chose our stock red cloth with a subtle silver foil stamp on the front. The book is understated and attractive. Inside, the sequence is broken up nicely with occasional white space and and some very purposeful use of across the gutter bleeds.

Our thanks to Adam Wiseman for sending us this project. Adam was the recipient of some complimentary books from Edition One last year, and is also one of Shaktiprod's photographers. Give and you shall receive...

Ben Z.

Book Details:

9 x 11 hardcover with stock red cloth
Single foil stamp on front
100 color pages

PMA 2010 - Complimentary Admission

2010-01-29T13:18:00.001-08:00

Edition One Books will be exhibiting at PMA 2010 Feb 21st - 23rd 2010 in Anaheim, CA. PMA 2010 (the Photo Marketing Association's annual trade show) is one of the largest photography industry shows in the world. Edition One Books will be exhibiting along with our sister company, New Bind America .

We'll be showing a large number of books with diverse design and materials. Southern California residents are especially encouraged to attend the show. We will be happy to answer questions, discuss your project and listen to your ideas for the future of short-run photo books.

PMA 2010 is not a photography show - its primarily a photography equipment show. Attendees will see lots of good work on display, but the primary focus showcases services and products related to photography in every imaginable way.

Edition One is happy to provide complimentary access to the trade show floor:

Click Here for a PDF application.

Click Here for the online application.

Our coupon code is 3DANH. We think the registration process is overly complicated, but there is nothing to be done about it. Start by clicking 'Create Account.'

Toby McFarland Pond

2010-01-22T20:22:00.000-08:00

We're starting this blog off with some images of one of our recent and more creative projects. Toby McFarland Pond is an English commercial photographer working in New York. He makes truly striking still life images of stuff we would really like to have - from jewels to fine drink, and photographs the type of beautiful people who would be welcome to stop by for a bindery tour anytime.

Toby's book is a promo piece / leave behind. He called and said he had a soft cover book at his office with a cloth dust jacket and a plain cover. We'd never done a cloth dust jacket, and weren't sure that it would stay on a softcover book. After a few emails, he sent us his book and we looked it over to see if we could replicate it. Once we saw it, we knew it would be an interesting addition to our product line.

In the end, we thought the prints were fantastic, the size felt good in the hands, and the foil stamped dust jacket is really cool - the kind of thing you wont find at our online book making competition.

Book Details: 9x6.5 Soft Cover. 100 color pages. 162 gsm interior paper, with 270 gsm uncoated white cover. Custom cloth covered dust jacket with white front side foil stamp.

A Link to Toby's Work