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. Made with Jennifer Farrell of Starshaped Press to draw the trio in the decorative style of early-20th-century. 

To emulate the texture and finish of dusty, well-worn cloth books from more than a hundred years ago, the notebook set is printed the covers with three subtle metallic inks on a “burlap” finish. The inside back covers features a bit of data about each flower, plus a scaled-down list of Practical Applications. The notebook papers are ruled in light blue-gray, on 60#T Domtar Lynx paper stock.

Specifications:

• 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).
• 48 pages each.