Seeds on Hard Ground

Seeds on Hard Ground: A Chapbook by Tom Waits. (Yes, that Tom Waits.)

Seeds on Hard Ground was inspired by Michael O’Brien’s photographs of the homeless. Designed by Johnny Brewton of X-Ray Book Co., carefully crafted by Pinball and expertly released by the team at Anti-Records, this chapbook’s sales raised nearly $90,000 in assistance for the homeless.

The chapbooks are completely sold out, but you can read a re-arranged version of the poem alongside O’Brien’s portraits in his book Hard Ground.

Good Ink: American Shorts

GOOD INK is the new book imprint of Scout Books; a unique publishing venture designed to create new opportunities for contemporary artists, connect with our literary and publishing history, and showcase the power of the Scout Book format.

Our inaugural series, American Shorts, mines 100 years of the U.S.A.’s literary canon of immortal short stories, from the horrific (“The Fall of the House of Usher”) to the heartwarming (“The Gift of the Magi”), with many stops along the way. Each 32-page volume of the 10-part American Shorts series will pair a classic American author with a modern illustrator, creating a unique artistic collaboration across the years. The books will be released in limited edition, published twice a month from September-December 2011, culminating in a special boxed set release in time for the holidays. A perfect fit for literature lovers, design connoisseurs, or just about anyone who could use a great book for their pocket.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Punch Cards. Brew Guides. Screen Printed signs. Newsletters. Postcards. We’re grateful to have an amazing relationship with Portland-based Stumptown Coffee Roasters.

Postcards for the Ace Hotel

The Ace Hotel has locations in Seattle, Portland, New York and Palm Springs. The Portland Ace is located in historic downtown, near Powell’s bookstore, PSU and the Pearl District. It has a charming atmosphere that includes both modern and vintage inspirations. This postcard was designed by the wonderful OMFGco and features a historic illustration of the hotel reproduced in full color process printing on a natural linen paper. You can pick one up in the lobby!

33 Books

Beer. Wine. Coffee. Cheese. Whiskey. Portland designer Dave Selden of 33Books has built a series of fantastic tasting journals utilizing the Scout Book format.

33 Books are designed for portability, ease of use, and feature a custom flavor wheel to help quickly recall unique flavors long after consumption. They are excellent!

The Sketchbook Project

The Sketchbook Project (run by Art House Co-op in Brooklyn, NY) collects and archives sketchbooks from across the globe. Their collection includes thousands of creative works, which have been catalogued and organized into a traveling exhibition.

In 2011, Scout Books worked in collaboration with Art House Co-op to create a custom-designed sketchbook featuring 100% recycled papers and wire binding.

All images courtesy of the Art House Co-op Blog.

The 826 Pocket Activity Book

826 National is a non-profit tutoring, writing and publishing organization that works with students in urban centers across the country. Started in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and educator Nínive Calegari, the program has grown to eight locations across the United States and now serves thousands of students with after-school tutoring, in-school workshops, field trips and other programs designed to improve writing skills and create lifelong learners.

In collaboration with illustrator Will Bryant, we created a Pocket Activity guide for 826 National’s after-school programs.

Nikki McClure Posters & Cards

Nikki McClure is a Pacific Northwest artist who creates gorgeous, intricate paper cuts from a single piece of paper with an x-acto knife. Her powerful imagery transfers beautifully to two-color offset printing. Pinball is proud to work with Nikki and Buyolympia to produce beautiful posters, note cards, and art prints featuring an ever-changing array of her illustrations.

Art prints and cards are available from buyolympia.com.

Jill Bliss Posters & Cards

We are lucky to create posters and cards for the talented artist, illustrator, designer and educator Jill Bliss. Together with Jill, we’ve worked to create a meticulous 5-color process that ensures accurate reproduction of the vibrant colors in Jill’s original artwork.

Art prints and cards are available from buyolympia.com.

Doane Paper Goods

We have the pleasure of working with designer Chad Doane to create utility notebooks using his signature lines + grid page design. Printed using vegetable-based inks on Environment PC100 100# Cover and Quinault 60# Text, these notebooks are super hardy and perfectly pocket-sized. Pick up some up in the Doane Shop.

Designer Cards

Our Designer Card series features the work of some of our favorite contemporary artists and illustrators on 3.5″x5″ pocket postcards. Each piece utilizes unique paper and printing options—everything from fancy felt weave to hardy chipboard, with fun metallic and fluorescent vegetable-based inks.

These pieces show off our creative approach to the offset printing process, as well as allow us to create stunning pieces of print with some of our favorite makers.

Designer cards feature the work of: APAK, Emily Martin, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Ian Lynam, Lisa DeJohn, Carson Ellis, Melani Brown, PatternPeople, Jess Hirsch, Jill Bliss, Nikki McClure, and Aaron Draplin, among others.

Postcards for Studio DUNN

Studio DUNN is a small furniture company in Providence, Rhode Island that creates original, hand worked hardwood designs. We produced these beautiful full-color (CMYK) postcards on Environment White PC100 120# Cover to showcase their stunning furniture.

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