On the wire: Chandra Greer visits one-of-a-kind Campbell Raw Press

[Chandra Greer] Campbell Raw Press is a design studio run by Maggie Campbell and her husband Matt Raw out of their Brooklyn home. Maggie creates beautiful hand-bound books as well as letterpress cards and invitations. She’s the mother of a darling little girl who inspires her every day. And she inspires us with her meticulous talent, positive energy and ability to juggle a million things while always keeping her family at the top of the list.

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Ted Bertz: Posterized impressions from the Durham Fair

[Ted Bertz] After recently finishing a personal project, a book commemorating posters completed from 1987 to 2008 for an agricultural fair held each year in Durham, Conn. — Fair Play: Twenty-three years of Durham Fair Posters — Ted Bertz, founder of Bertz Design Group, reflects on the evolution of the graphic design industry over the same period.

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Rachel Hazell, The Travelling Bookbinder, crosses the Pond

[Alyson Kuhn] Rachel Hazell is a book artist and have-punch-will-travel teacher of book arts. London-born Hazell, who currently lives in Edinburgh, has grand plans for 2012. She is scheduling a bookbinding workshop in a different part of the world each month. January’s was in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire; March’s will be on the Summer Isles in Northwest Scotland. And February’s — aptly titled Colour of Love — begins today in the Napa Valley. I’ll be right there — writing about paper engineering, stitching and all things Valentinear.

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Mohawk Show 11 Finalist: Look/Read

Mohawk Show 11 Finalist Look/Read is a boxed set of two perfect-bound books, one titled “Read” and the other “Look,” designed to attract investors to Korman Communities. The paper, printing and design all pushed the limits of modern production methods.

Client: Korman Communities
Design Firm: Flux Labs
Designer: Jon Rohrer and Prilla Rohrer
Printing: BentleyRowland
Paper: Mohawk Superfine Eggshell, Ultrawhite, 100c, 80t

Read the story about Mohawk Show 11 Finalist: Look/Read.

See a complete list of Mohawk Show 11 winners and finalists here. Download a Mohawk Show 12 entry form here.

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