Dark Angels Press Ltd http://www.darkangelspress.com Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:53:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The launch party http://www.darkangelspress.com/2011/07/the-launch-party/ http://www.darkangelspress.com/2011/07/the-launch-party/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:48:01 +0000 darkangels http://www.darkangelspress.com/?p=164 The launch of Dark Angels Press, 1 June 2011.

Photos by Henrique Maia

 

 

 

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Photos by Henrique Maia

 

 

 

]]> http://www.darkangelspress.com/2011/07/the-launch-party/feed/ 0 The production of the book http://www.darkangelspress.com/2011/04/the-production-of-the-book/ http://www.darkangelspress.com/2011/04/the-production-of-the-book/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:01:28 +0000 darkangels http://www.darkangelspress.com/?p=63 The production of the book has been as important to us as the words and images. Here is a selection of images from the process, taken over two days in March at our printer, Gavin Martin.

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Retouching all 21 pictures

Retouching all 21 pictures

Ron Smith, the re-toucher

Ron Smith, the re-toucher

View across the top of the printing press

View across the top of the printing press

Paul, the print-minder and Simon, the production manager

Paul, the print-minder and Simon, the production manager

The mixing desk. Each button controls an ink nozzle for each printing plate, allowing real colour fine tuning.

The mixing desk. Each button controls an ink nozzle for each printing plate, allowing real colour fine tuning.

Paul fine tuning the colours on press

Paul fine tuning the colours on press

Final proof check

Final proof check

All the colours are OK. Time to hit GO!

All the colours are OK. Time to hit GO!

Counting the sheets through the press

Counting the sheets through the press

Checking the final printed sheets

Checking the final printed sheets

All of Anita's illustrations printed

All of Anita’s illustrations printed

Signed off proof sitting on the printed endpapers

Signed off proof sitting on the printed endpapers

The angel of the stories text pages printed and ready for binding

The angel of the stories text pages printed and ready for binding

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