Field Notes "Fifty" Edition
Field Notes "Fifty" Edition
After a bit of a delay, Field Notes has released their fiftieth entry in the Field Notes Colors limited edition series. Their latest Quarterly Edition commemorates the forty-nine preceding releases that started with designing “Butcher Orange” way back in 2008. “Fifty” pairs “Red Hot” French Paper Co. covers with silver metallic ink, surrounding 48 pages of silver Graph Grid. Fans of red notebooks won’t want to miss this one!
Specifications (From Field Notes):
01. Proudly printed by the good people of Lake County Press, Inc., Waukegan, Ill.
02. Memo Book Covers: French Pop-Tone 100#C “Red Hot,” with a thick, brute force, 1-color application of “Walking Liberty Silver” soy-based Toyo UV ink.
03. Memo Book Flyleaves: French 70#T “Nightshift Blue,” “Safety Orange,” or “Gumdrop Green.”
05. Memo Book Innards: Finch Paper Opaque Smooth 60#T “Bright White,” with a fine, 1-color application of “New Friends Silver” soy-based Toyo ink.
06. Memo Book covers, flyleaves, and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 40" 6-color UV printing press.
07. Memo Book bound with a Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 270 5-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder/scorer and Rima RS 10S in-line stacker at Lake County Press, Waukegan, Ill.
08. Memo Book Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius.
09. Memo Book Graph grid: 3/16" × 3/16" (4.7mm × 4.7mm).
10. Memo book dimensions are 3-1/2" × 5-1/2" (89mm × 140mm).
11. FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927) in its materials.
12. All FIELD NOTES memo books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.
