Spring flowers get all the press, but the purple coneflower, false foxglove, and common chicory are all still here for us when the days get shorter and colder. Field Nots asked Jennifer Farrell of Starshaped Press to draw the trio in the decorative style of early-20th-century “publishers’ bindings” and her charming illustrations couldn’t have pleased Field Notes more. Additionally, Laura Garcia of Paper Perennial is the artist responsible for the beautiful flower-making in the film that accompanies this release, Coneflower, Foxglove, and Chicory. To emulate the texture and finish of dusty, well-worn cloth books from more than a hundred years ago, FN printed the covers with three subtle metallic inks (1, 2, 3) on Mohawk’s new “Midnight Blue” 100#C Mosaic stock with a “burlap” finish. The inside back covers features a bit of data about each flower, plus a scaled-down list of Practical Applications. The bodies are ruled in light blue-gray, on FN's ever-popular 60#T Domtar Lynx stock. Specs: Proudly printed by the good people of The Graphic Arts Studio, LLC, Barrington, Ill Cover: Mohawk Mosaic 100# C “Midnight Blue” in Burlap, with a thick, brute force application of “Coneflower Mauve” and “Deep Denim” soy-based Superior inks Innards: Domtar Lynx Opaque 60#T “White,” with a fine, 1-color application of “Autumn Sky” soy-based Superior ink Cover and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102S six-color printing press 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.” Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine Ruled lines: 1/4" (6.4mm) Memo book dimensions are 3-1/2" × 5-1/2" (89mm × 140mm) FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927), in collaboration with Monotype All FIELD NOTES memo books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A Limited Edition of 25,000 3-Packs
