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BBD&PA
The British Book Design & Production Awards exist to celebrate the innovation, design and production of physical books and to champion the fantastic work done each year by the print industry.
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Print & Event Design
BPIF
The final stages of book production.. the printers and binders. The culmination of months of work from author to publisher and designer. They take the digital concept and bring it into reality, ensuring the physical book is produced efficiently and to the highest possible standard to give the printed work that tangible quality that no on-screen asset could ever possess.
The EN-TE team, building on the success of the Storytellers theme of 2023 which celebrated the authors that are the first step in the production process, this year focus on the Finish.
From tickets and signage, to presentation screens and room decor, the Finish visual carried on throughout to create a fully immersive experience. This culminated in the Book of the Night; a catalogue of all entries that won awards or were shortlisted.
The full list of shortlisted entries and the final winners are also available on the awards website.
The Book of the Night was printed using high-definition inkjet technology in 1200dpi allowing for precision and consistent colour reproduction. The smooth extra white stock for the insides was contrasted with the deep black end papers and rich red cover stock embossed for a pronounced textured feel.
A panel was die-cut into the cover to expose the word Finish which was then foiled onto the end paper. Finishing touches were then added to the book including colour edging and a hologram foil on the front cover and spine.
“It was really enjoyable working with EN-TE to produce the Book of the Night. So often production are only involved at the end when the specification is finalised, but with this project Halstan was involved right from the start of the process. It just shows that when manufacturing and design work together in collaboration what new and exciting ideas can come forward.
The result is a book that we are really proud of and EN-TE’s creative talents really helped showcase our production capabilities.”
Rupert Smith,
Chief Executive
Halstan
"It was our fourth year collaborating on these awards and it was a great pleasure to yet again work with Halstan and Diamond Print Services on something that, with a mixture of stocks from Fedrigoni and two beautiful foils from Foilco, would hopefully stand-out even amongst an evening of stunning award winning books."
Nathan, Senior Partner
EN-TE
Printed by Halstan www.halstan.co.uk
Bound & finished by Diamond Print Services www.diamondprintservices.com
Paper supplied by Fedrigoni www.fedrigoni.co.uk
Pictures courtesy of BPIF www.britishprint.com