Art-Rite, Walter Robinson, Edit DeAk, and Joshua Cohn, co-published with Printed Matter, New York, 2019
Fascimile collection of the complete run of the much loved and indispensable periodical, Art-Rite, originally published in New York City between 1973 and 1978 and long since celebrated for spotlighting an emergent generation of artists, including many who were—or would soon become—the defining voices of the era. Produced with managing editors James Hoff and Miriam Katzeff on behalf of Primary Information in New York.
Management of print production and design:
Analysis of the original print production, materials, inks and finishes, dimensions, caliper checks to paper stocks.
Sourcing of closest equivalent materials and processes.
Production specifications, quote production with print suppliers.
Extensive retouching to print anomalies, surface and handling marks, creasing, buckling and yellowing in the scanned original source copies.
Extensive image processing, editing and density settings, re-creation of spot colour separations from colour source scans.
Masking of the original halftone and line art design elements, for separate treatments to avoid moiré while ensuring optimal image detail and text sharpness.
Updated colophon and titling designed to seamlessly follow the original publication.
Wet proofing, print-ready output, F&Gs.
Format: Softcover, sewn binding, 678 pages, offset printed B/W and CMYK.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 10.75 inches
First printing edition: 2000