A5 Books
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Gloss FSC Certified
Gloss Lamination to outer
42pp Inside pages onto 140gsm Uncoated FSC Certified (3mm spine)
Four colour print throughout
Trimmed, collated and perfect bound
Look and Listen is a perfect bound A5 photo zine by Brok Wood, built around one city and the tiny moments that make it hum. From late-night shopfronts and metro interiors to flowers, skaters and neon signs, each photograph invites you to slow down, look and, well… listen. Our team produced a sharp, high-gloss cover with a contrasting uncoated interior so every page turn feels as considered as the images themselves.
Look and Listen is an archetypal photo zine: one location, many stories. Brok’s camera moves through streets, stations and neighbourhood corners, picking out details – a glowing yellow shop sign, a quiet train carriage, skaters gathered in the park and bright flowers cutting through the concrete.
The title appears in bold red lettering near the front, setting out the zine’s simple instruction. A short introduction eases you in, then the words drop away and the images take over. You feel as if you’re walking the same route, catching echoes of conversations and fragments of city noise as you go.
We printed Look and Listen as an A5 perfect bound book, a format that gives a slim, bookshop-ready spine while staying compact in the hand. The cover runs on 300gsm gloss stock with gloss lamination to the outer, delivering rich colour and reflections that match the shiny tiled floors and bright signage in the opening image.
Inside, 42 pages are printed in four colour on 140gsm uncoated FSC certified paper. The slightly heavier text stock keeps the pages feeling substantial without being bulky, and the uncoated surface adds a gentle texture under your fingertips. The contrast between glossy cover and matte interior is deliberate and memorable – a physical echo of the zine’s theme of noticing small shifts in your surroundings.
Perfect binding with a 3mm spine allows the book to sit neatly on a shelf while still opening comfortably for double-page photographs. A run of 50 copies made this a focused, collectible edition.
The colour cover shows a closed terminal or shopfront, layered with signage and barriers. It’s busy, reflective and a little disorientating – a strong visual hook. Open the book and you hit the same scene again, this time as a black and white inner cover, so the familiar image suddenly feels strange and distant.
Inside, Brok plays with scale: some photographs sit small within generous white margins, others stretch full bleed across the spread. A double page of flowers against a grey sky feels almost cinematic, while night-time street shots glow against the uncoated stock. A grid of three images facing a single group portrait keeps the pacing varied and energetic.
The custom “Look and Listen” lettering appears sparingly, in a vivid red that ties back to the floral imagery and street signage. It acts as a quiet thread through the zine without overpowering the photography.
Brok and Bob came back to us as returning clients and asked for a quote on an A5, perfect bound photo zine with a glossy cover and uncoated interior. With a launch date looming, they needed 50 copies printed and delivered to the US by a specific Friday. We confirmed production timings, discussed standard and express shipping options and agreed a schedule that would make the date realistic.
Once the artwork was ready, files arrived via WeTransfer and we issued an invoice plus a detailed online proof. Bob flagged that the final document had grown from 40 to 42 pages, and asked for clarity on how the outer and inner cover files would read across the spine; we confirmed that page 1 formed the full outer cover and page 2 the full inner cover, with the mono terminal image reading correctly across the first spread.
After approval, we moved straight to print. A hiccup with the courier meant the first collection was missed, but our production team re-booked, shared tracking links and kept Brok and Bob updated until the parcel landed safely in California. Their closing email – thanking us for efficiency and communication – wrapped the project up on a high.
Our role on Look and Listen was to turn a carefully sequenced set of travel and street photographs into a robust little art book. We suggested a gloss laminated 300gsm cover for impact and durability, paired with 140gsm uncoated text stock to keep the inside tactile and easy to flick through.
We guided the team through perfect bound file set-up, including page ordering, spine thickness and how the cover and inner cover would wrap. The online proof system gave them a chance to review every page at full resolution and ask final questions before green-lighting the print run.
On the logistics side, we balanced a tight international deadline with realistic production timings, lining up shipping options and tracking so the books could cross the Atlantic with minimal stress. The end result is a photo zine that feels finished, collectable and very ready for a merch table or coffee table.
