210x270mm Landscape Books
4pp Cover onto 250gsm Uncoated
Matt Lamination to outer
70pp Text onto 120gsm Uncoated
Four colour print throughout
Trimmed, collated and perfect bound
Archiving The Anthropocene is a visual and material exploration of the Anthropocene — coastal erosion, plastic pollution and air pollution, documented through photography and then reworked into an art-and-texture response. It’s the kind of project that proves how much print can carry meaning: a slick, laminated cover that nods to the “pollution” side of the story, opening into tactile uncoated pages that feel calmer, rawer, and more human.
This is an art book built around observation and response. The inside pages move between photography shot out on location and artworks made in reply — the imagery becomes the reference library for a whole collection of marks, surfaces and textures. That rhythm keeps the book lively: one minute you’re grounded in the physical coastline, the next you’re reading it through abstraction.
Printed as a 210x270mm landscape perfect bound book — a wide format that suits panoramic scenes and gives full-bleed spreads room to breathe.
That material contrast is a big part of the experience. A shinier, protected cover makes the first hit feel bold, then the uncoated inner pages immediately change the mood — softer to the touch, and spot-on for those detailed close-ups where you want the reader to linger.
Inside, it’s full colour and full bleed — powerful imagery that meanders through the sequence rather than sitting in neat boxes. The close-up shots do a lot of heavy lifting: super-detailed surfaces, patterns and fragments that pull you in close, then the wide scenes reset your eye again.
Like a lot of first runs, the brief evolved in the emails. Helen explored hardback and premium cover options, including white ink — but for an A4 landscape-style cover, the open size can push beyond the printable width on certain presses, so we talked through what was (and wasn’t) possible at this size.
We also steered things back to what would work within budget and deadline — including practical cover approaches for small quantities. Then, once files landed, we did a full preflight check and flagged image resolution risks (including a 72dpi cover image and some interior images under 300ppi) so the finished book stayed crisp.
When the deadline was tight, we kept comms clear right through dispatch — the “time to get excited!” moment is always a good one.
We supported the project in the ways that matter most on an art book:
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