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Julian Bleecker Hello, Skater Girl 140 pages 7 x 9.5 in Numbered Edition of 255 (Hand-numbered) Type of Printing: Indigo $25 + S/H. We’ve sold the entire edition and are now looking at a second printing. Signup on the mailing … Continue reading
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© 2012 Julian. All rights reserved.
I did a fun interview on this podcast — All Action Sports Radio — talking about the book, girls skateboarding and the process of making an action sports photography book. Good fun. http://www.allactionsportsradio.com/show-archives/all-action-sports-radio-10-26-12 ((you’ll have to scoot ahead 40 minutes … Continue reading
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..while they last. seriously. there are not many, and i’d rather *you get one then not. Julian Bleecker Hello, Skater Girl 140 pages 7 x 9.5 in Numbered Edition of 255 (Hand-numbered) Type of Printing: Indigo $25 + S/H. We’ve … Continue reading
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© 2012 Julian. All rights reserved.
Here’s the 1st proof, as proof of the book. That’s it right there. On the right. And there’s me, whittling away at corrections. And just now I’ve sent off the 2nd proof. That’s the cycle of iteration. Proof. Correct. Wait … Continue reading
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I printed out all the spreads for the book, and cut them *almost down to size. This is taller than the book would be but I got a bit tired of cutting all the pages — so it’s too big. … Continue reading
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© 2012 Julian. All rights reserved.
More designing of the book. We spent the afternoon into the evening working through the layouts, tweaking the design and the transitions. It’s enthralling and exhausting at the same time. I’m trying to find the way to do something a … Continue reading
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Well, we’re getting close. Pica by pica..pixel by pixel. It’s becoming a book. Sebastian and I noodled around on some prototype spreads he has done and we talked about character — who is like what and how do we tell … Continue reading
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Yesterday, I thought..’enough already..make the final selects..’. And so I did. With my brother’s help, who fortuitously was visiting — I just sat in front and did the impossible..did away with photos I loved, but would not be in the book. … Continue reading
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Well, we’re still at it. Picking photographs from amongst the first 2,000+ wasn’t too difficult, I have to say. Picking photographs from the next 400 has been a bit, well — emotional. I have picked the photos for the postcards, … Continue reading
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Hired a guy called Sebastian Bettencourt to help me design the book. We met and talked about the photography and about book design possibilities. I mentioned that I had begun thinking about it as a “light” mobile portable thing rather … Continue reading
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Hello. So, hopefully this sort of update keeps you engaged in the project. It’s helpful to me to talk about what I’m thinking in terms of the book design for the project. I’m dividing things up a bit and first … Continue reading
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There’s a lot going on here at Hello, Skater Girl HQ, especially on the Book Design floor. I’ve been thinking about the book since I started the project over a year ago — every and all aspects of book design … Continue reading
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Nicole Dodson, Venice local going to school at the Otis College of Design. We met up the other morning, cause the light at the beach is cool and crisp even if its still and can get a bit warm when … Continue reading
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They’re not skating but they’re having fun. These are the top Jedi mind trickers in skating today — Allysha Bergado, Nora Vasconcellos and Lizzie Armanto, rocking post Halloween just before Nora heads back east to have her winter. It was an … Continue reading
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..sorta. Just a coincidence that Nora and I were shooting at the Combi Pool when J. Grant Brittain, noted director of photography at The Skateboard Mag rolled in to shoot with Chris Miller. I was cowering a bit — not because … Continue reading
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