Wednesday, October 13, 2010
We are pleased to announce that we have now combined our website and blog into one location. From now on, please find us at Picturia Press (www.picturiapress.com)
We'll be shutting down this blog within the next few months, so please change your bookmarks!
Friday, October 8, 2010
We worked closely with Kaitlin Rogers to design this beautiful book rich in images of the countryside and the people of Tanzania. Well over 1,000 images were taken during this unique 400 mile bike ride to raise funds for orphans. We managed to select the best images (a very difficult task) to create this 200 page fundraising book for The Foundation for Tomorrow.
THE FOUNDATION FOR TOMORROW is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships for African orphans to attend boarding school in their home countries. As well as scholarships, The Foundation For Tomorrow (TFFT) aids and advances our partner schools and orphanages to ensure the highest quality of education is provided. For more information, please visit: www.thefoundationfortomorrow.org
Thursday, September 23, 2010
This was a special edition book we designed specifically for artist Brian Ajhar to be showcased during the 2010 CTN Animation Expo. This is a collection of a handful of the numerous editorial, advertising and children's book projects he has worked on throughout his 30 year career.
These are some really wonderful images and it was a real pleasure to work on this book for Brian. To see more of his work, please visit his site at www.ajhar.com.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Just in time for Halloween! This wonderful and fun book was a project we just created for folk artist Carmen Ellis. This is a collection of her most popular and personal favorite works. These characters are lovingly created in clay, oil, mixed media and sketches. Spooky Hollow features a very popular character, "Grimmy" the son of the Grim Reaper, who is really too cute to scare anyone, no matter how hard he tries.
We created this book from scratch, selecting the fonts, colors and layout of the book, breaking up the book by art type. We think it came out spooky enough for Carmen. To find out more about her artwork, please visit spookyhollow.net.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
This was a small 60 page, 7 x 7 book we created for a friend who visited Boston this summer. Just your typical vacation pictures, but we put all of them together nicely as a present so that our friend will always have this book to remember the fun times.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
This was yet another wonderful wedding album we recently completed. We worked with one of our favorite wedding photographers, Bryan Mikota of Mikota Photography on this project for his clients, Tina and Jung.
Friday, September 10, 2010
This book was a tribute to Monica Luedecke, the CEO of Hotze Enterprises, who is celebrating 20 years with the company. We were fortunate that our clients was extremely organized. Prior to beginning the project, she already had letters and images from each of the company employees (all 75!). We created individual pages for each employee, choosing fonts and colors that worked best. This is a surprise gift that will be presented to Monica at a party held in her honor. We wish her continued success in the future.
Friday, September 3, 2010
This is one of those wonderful projects that we look forward to working on and bringing our client's vision to life. El Zafiro is a land development project in the Mexican Pacific coastal region of Costa Alegre. Our clients had professionally shot images taken by land, sea and air. The images of this region of Mexico were a breathtaking mixture of steep cliffs, dramatic bays and beaches of all sizes. Needless to say, we found ourselves daydreaming about a vacation to this wonderful location...
We combined lush color combinations with the client images and also selected the appropriate fonts throughout the book to set the stage for this professional presentation piece.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Gwen Books operates an established luxury travel management firm offering personal assistant and concierge services.Her unique business “brings the ultimate in lifestyle management to the discerning individual”. She works her magic to manage the details of daily life and special events for individuals who don’t have enough time of their own.
Journey Beyond the Ordinary showcases specially designed trips for the greatest vacation and traveling experience.From “Spicy Morocco” to “Yacht Tours”, Gwen has all the suggestions and fine points to create an amazing, worry-free trip.
This was another enjoyable project for us.Picking up the logo and color scheme from her business, we first created a consistent and compelling layout and then added special graphics and maps for relevant content. And now I have my favorite trip picked out… even if it’s in my dreams!
To view the inside of this book, click here.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
I hadn’t even heard of places like Vanatu and Raja Amput before we began this book project, but I was charmed and intrigued by the underwater images of Laura, and I wanted to know and see more.
Traveling to some of the most remote and unique locations, Laura has captured the stunning beauty both above and below the sea. Her photography is a visual treat, and this book is a window to amazing places and people.
As book designers, the bright and multi-colored images were a delightful challenge. We had to create the right balance of tone, size and texture or the pages would feel heavy or almost cluttered. As always, we want the book’s design to present the content with an aesthetic value that not just matches but enhances the content.
Take a look inside this just released book, In the Wake of Magellan. We hope you'll like the design - I know you'll love the pictures.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Pets Deserve the Best! For all those pet owners looking to pamper their four-legged friends - look no further. Luxury Pets is a fabulous collection of products with chic design and purpose, many of which are eco-friendly.
Check out this new product catalog, "The Dream Collection" that we designed that showcases the products in a way that's as stylish (almost) as the products!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Weddings always bring out the best in people. Smiles, laughter, joy, and even tears - emotions that are captured with every wedding picture. And creating a book with those special images is always a pleasure for us.
We just finished a wedding book for newlyweds, Michelle & Anthony. Take a look at this Maryland couple's special day.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Two of my favorite words, and worth repeating. From now until August 31, 2010, Blurb is offering free flat-rate shipping on your Blurb books. Perfect time to order those extra copies you've wanted and keep forgetting to order. And I won't mention that a certain time-of-year is around the corner and books make a perfect gift. Just choose Ground or Economy shipping and type in the SHIPPINGFREE code at checkout. Consider going big. Order ten or more books and save at least 15%. Your volume order savings will automatically appear in your shopping cart at checkout. No need for a code on this one, but remember to input your free shipping code so you get those savings, too. Get the full details on their volume order offer here.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
This is a book that truly does have a story behind every image, as it takes the reader on a rich, visual journey across the globe. A journey that photographer Marcia Joy Martin documented as she experienced the local cultures of Nepal, Thailand, Africa, Bosnia and other unique places.
When I was contacted by Marcia, I knew right away that this project was very personal and very important to her. She had been working on converting the hundreds of images from film to digital, and writing the accompanying text, all over the span of a year. It wasn't easy for her to turn over this significant project to someone else for the next stages of design.
But she trusted our expertise and vision to tell her stories, and is delighted with her new book. To see the inside of this book, click here.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Deborah Paris is a contemporary American landscape painter. “Her moody, tonal paintings reflect an intense, intuitive connection to the natural world and its rhythms.”
In her new book, My Own Country, you’re invited to pause, ponder, and linger on the beautiful light and texture of Deborah’s paintings. Her thoughts and inspirations that influence her art add an interesting dimension and personal insight to the painter. We hope to see more of Deborah’s work in the future.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
If you don't love dogs yourself, you undoubtedly know someone (or many someones) who do adore man's (and women's) best friend. Here's a wonderful book we designed for a tireless dog caretaker and photographer, Michele Tallarigo. This book shows the many sides (and paws) of her "clients", and their endearing personalities shine through these candid shots. I always love working on animal book projects, and we really enjoyed helping Michele put together her first book.
We look forward to seeing future books from Michele with more cute puppies, poochies and maybe some felines? To see the inside of this book, click here.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
I have known Hyla Molander for many years, and she recently contact us to help her put the finishing touches on a book of photography she was creating. Hyla is a wonderful children's photographer and has recently become more well-known as the author of the blog "Drop Dead Life". Hyla has also been selected by Scribd.com to be one of their two authors speaking on the “Non-traditional Forms of Publishing” panel at the Litquake Festival and wanted to have the book available for this event. We wish her great and continued success.
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