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Clamshell Boxes
Clamshell boxes (sometimes known as Solander cases) are book-form cases traditionally used to store precious books, manuscripts, maps, and are often used by archivists and libraries. Our clamshell boxes provide a stunning display element for your albums and books, and also protect their contents from dirt, dust, and light. We make them in all of [...]
Design Portfolio for Creative Agency We love working with designers and other creative people: they often know what they want, and their finished products tend to come out even better than we first imagined. Take this post bound portfolio for Magmatic NW. They wanted a book they could take with them to show potential clients. [...]
Picture Book Birthday Invites We just finished up these adorable little fifth birthday party invites (they’re based on mini photo books we’ve made in the past.) Each page of these books has a picture depicting the birthday boy at age 1, then 2, then 3… The last page includes the 5th year picture and the [...]
Handmade Book Structures
Binding Styles for Handmade Books When clients ask us to create a book or portfolio, their book’s content usually dictates its binding style. Below are some of the binding styles that we build most often, along with a short explanation of how they function. Western Case Binding When you think of a traditional hardcover book, [...]