TopKote is a premium Japanese paper that is distributed by Unisource in the United States and Canada. This wine journal was created to showcase the paper’s spectacular performance. The paper representatives were able to take the journal to their customers with a bottle of wine or have a wine tasting to promote paper sales. In the back of the journal, there are dull, uncoated sheets of Starbrite text paper dedicated to documenting favorite wines.

“Ideal for its nice bulk-to-weight ratio, incredible consistency and vibrant color, this top sheet is the toast of printers. And while it’s offered at a competitive price, you’ll still feel like you’re splurging.”  - Emily Capps, copywriter

The cover was printed on TopKote 100 lb. gloss text with 4 PMS colors, then dull laminated with a spot UV coating. The cover paper was then mounted to chipboard with a registered deboss. The interior was a combination of dull and gloss text weight papers printed using 4 color process images, 4 additional PMS colors and offline spot dull and gloss varnishes.

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia