Firstly, Simon and I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to see us at UKGE this weekend. What a great show it was and it was wonderful to speak to so many of you who are understanding about the delays we have had, but also very... very excited to get the book!
Simon and I were on separate booths, but we also managed to grab a few minutes to speak to each other and discuss potential new things to follow on from Wires. We also were gifted some wonderful WiTW-related things from fellow creators:
Wood cut out from Harpscorp and minis painted by Boston T. Gaming
Okay, now let's get to the nitty gritty of this update. The books are still being bound and edge-printed. At this stage, they will also have ribbons attached. We expect this whole process to take around two weeks. That said, I will have photos of the first books that were created as samples this week (I was promised today, but nothing has emerged as of yet).
The bookmarks are completely custom made, down to the colour of the ribbon. Simon and I have had a lot of tos-and-fros about sizes and specs for these, but we eventually nailed it and the result is perfect.
Now, whilst I don't have the actual bookmark photos to share (though I should do imminently), I can show you Simon's design and a real size print I did on paper to test them.
First, the design:
The real thing is longer.
Simon has used the same orange as appears throughout the book and has used icons that denote each major section of the book. The book mark is 6mm wide and extends approximately 5cm from the bottom of the book. It's bound 2.5cm into the inner-spine to ensure it stays in place.
Here is a printed mock-up I did using Cezar Capacle's Weird Whimsy & Wonder book (this is a book I had manufactured by the same printer so you can get an idea of quality of print and colour reproduction):
The colours on my print out don't do it justice.
If you are interested, here is a summary of some of the WhatsApp photos Simon and I share during the process (10 points if you can guess the games):
Bookmarks from some wonderfully produced games
Okay, that's all for this one, but very near future updates will likely include:
- The sample book. - The fully completed book. - The punch-out cards.
And other things that will likely surprise me when a manufacturer says "we're done".
