Artist Catalogue Printing for Amusement Parks by Griffin Rich

A5 Booklets
4pp Cover onto 135gsm G F Smith Colorplan Racing Green
28pp Text onto 120gsm Uncoated
Cover plain unprinted ­
Inside pages printed in Four colour (CMYK Ink)
Staple Bound

Amusement Parks is a great example of how far you can go with a simple, confident spec. The unprinted Racing Green cover does all the talking up front, then the booklet opens straight into the work — no fuss, just content. The lightweight uncoated pages keep it easy to pick up and take away from an exhibition, while still giving the paintings room to breathe and feel properly “shown”.

If you’re planning something similar, our Printed Project Builder is a helpful starting point — and for practical planning, our booklet printing guide is a solid read.

About the Book

Griffin Rich’s Amusement Parks is an artist catalogue built for an exhibition setting — a compact takeaway that still feels curated. The pacing is clean: artwork leads, with short captions underneath, so viewers can move quickly through the pieces without losing the thread.

The paintings themselves carry the theme brilliantly — fast marks, loops and sweeps that genuinely suggest rollercoaster energy and that “lift-drop-turn” rhythm.

Print Specification & Materials

This project was produced as A5 staple-bound booklets — cost-effective, quick to handle, and ideal for events.

Spec summary

• Format: A5 booklets
• Cover: 4pp on 135gsm G F Smith Colorplan Racing Green (plain/unprinted)
• Text: 28pp on 120gsm uncoated
• Print: CMYK throughout the inner pages
• Binding: staple bound
• Quantity: 150 copies

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Design Details

The strongest move here is restraint. That solid Racing Green cover is bold without needing ink, and it sets a calm, gallery-like tone before the first image lands.

Inside, the layout stays deliberately simple — generous white space, artwork given priority, and succinct text sitting neatly underneath. That approach suits the work: the paintings are busy, kinetic and layered, so the surrounding layout does the job of “quiet framing”.

Uncoated stock also helps the whole thing feel approachable and human in the hand — less glossy brochure, more real-world catalogue you’ll actually keep.

The Client’s Print Journey

This was a classic “exhibition deadline” job: final files arriving via transfer, a few last tweaks, and a tight turnaround to hit an event date.

During preflight we spotted a staple-binding essential: the inside page count must be a multiple of four. The file had drifted to 30pp, so we flagged it quickly and gave clear options (32pp or back to 28pp). Griffin chose 28pp, resent the file the same afternoon, and we pushed proofs over for approval.

How Ex Why Zed Helped

• Preflight checks that protect you from bind issues (like page counts that won’t work on staples).
• Fast proofing and clear sign-off steps, so the job can move straight into production once approved.
• Friendly account-managed support, keeping things calm even when files change late in the day.

If you’re doing your first event booklet, our print journey overview is a good explainer of what happens when.

Takeaways for Your Next Artist Catalogue

• Let colour do the cover work. A strong coloured stock (like Colorplan) can replace printing entirely and still look intentional.
• Keep the layout quieter than the art. If the work is high-energy, the page design should frame it, not compete with it.
• Choose lightweight pages for events. If people are carrying it around, a slimmer, lighter booklet gets picked up more often — and taken home.
• Remember the staple rule early. Inside pages must be in 4-page steps (…28, 32, 36…). Catching that before deadline week saves stress.
• Proof on a computer if you can. It’s the easiest way to check trim, type and image placement before you approve.

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