Balloo, Killinchy:
A Hidden History, 2025
A beautiful high-profile hardback book which was nominated for the Irish Print Awards. This full-colour book required a bespoke design to convey the historical material in an accessible manner. The book is 288 pages long and includes extensive footnotes and tables which required great care when laying out. The book sold out within a few weeks and was reprinted.
Belfast Philharmonic Choir 150 Years, 2025
A celebration of 150 years of the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, this book had to be produced to a very high standard to match the choral excellence of the Philharmonic. The cover featured gold foil blocking and the interior was a modern design that had to respect and do justice to the historical material.
3 Stories from the Mid-Tyrone Gaeltacht, 2023
Produced for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, this book consists of text in both Irish and English and as such required a very focused level of attention from our design team. The book is not only attractive, but a significant addition to Irish cultural scholarship.
Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking, 2023
A unique book completed for a number of independent wool producers. This book required a complex layout with each breed given its own double page spread. The result was a beautiful book showcasing one of Ireland’s lesser-known trades.
Architects of Ulster: WJ Barre, 2021
A high-profile hardback book completed for Ulster Architectural Heritage. This full-colour book required great skill and attention to detail thanks to the large number of superb images of historic buildings and the necessity to manipulate scans of historical documents to remove defects and correct colour fading. The book was very well-received.
Duffys and Duggans of Gortahork, 2022
Representing a significant piece of personal research by historian David Caldwell, this book explores a family from the Donegal downland of Gortahork and their achievements locally and across the world. The design required working with numerous historic images.
Wildflowers of Northern Ireland, 2022
Dr James Napier is a well-published biologist and author. This book is a testimony to his love of the flora of Northern Ireland. We designed the book with a full colour, accessible style suitable for a reference title and to showcase Dr Napier’s beautiful photographs. We learned a lot about our local wildflowers by assembling this title.
