Museum publications, exhibition catalogues, artist monographs. Working with high-resolution images, where colour reproduction matters.
A screen emits its own light, so it shows colours that ink cannot reproduce. Vivid greens, oranges and deep navies suffer most. I move the image into the print space deliberately, rather than leaving that decision to the press.
A photo that looks sharp on screen is often too small for print: a monitor shows about a hundred dots per inch, a press needs three hundred. A full-page A4 reproduction means a file roughly two and a half thousand pixels wide. If the material falls short, I say so before typesetting, not after printing.
A proof on the final paper is the only moment when colour can be compared against the original and still corrected. It is worth looking at it together with the artist or curator, because they are the ones who remember what the original really looks like.
Typesetting under time pressure, precise reproductions of auction lots with lot numbers, condition reports and opening prices.
Lot numbers can change up to the last minute, so I build the layout so that adding or withdrawing an item does not rebuild the whole catalogue.
Typesetting a catalogue or album starts at PLN 75 net per page. Catalogues are priced per page rather than per sheet, because the workload depends on the layout and the number of photos, not the amount of text. You can work out an approximate cost with the calculator on the Contact page. All rates are listed on the price list.
The highest available: ideally TIFF or JPG at full resolution, not compressed by a messaging app. Print needs 300 dpi, so a full A4 page calls for a file about 2,500 pixels wide. If the material is too small, I will tell you before typesetting, not after printing.
Yes, I typeset bilingual and trilingual catalogues. I plan the language versions from the start, because the same text has a different length in each language and the columns have to accommodate that.
It depends on the scope of work, on average about a month. We agree the schedule when preparing the quote, ideally allowing for the opening date and time for printing.
A catalogue typically takes about a month to prepare. I explain how to organise essays, reproductions, captions and language versions, coordinate corrections and agree the printing and delivery schedule.
How to prepare product data, photographs and language versions for a catalogue, and how a separate price list avoids reprinting when prices change.
How to plan a company anniversary book or album: readers, archives, brand guidelines, language versions and delivery of finished copies for the event.
Tell me briefly what it is about: type of publication, format, number of reproductions, planned deadline. I will reply with a quote within 1-2 days.