I hope at least some of you started humming the legendary tune by Bob Crosby and the Bobcats when you saw the title. If you’ve been following our Odyssey (Homer’s, not Clarke’s), the implication is clear—we’re heading home, or rather, back to our HQ.It’s taking some time to (carefully) move everything, but fortunately, unlike Odysseus,...Continue Reading

Let’s start with some great news: we’ve been granted a small extension on our lease, meaning 2001 should be fully printed before we have to pack up and move. As of now, everything has been printed except for the chapter titles, which are still awaiting their splash of color. While the relocation will still impact production as...Continue Reading

2024 was marked by delays—there’s no way around that fact. Several factors contributed to this unfortunate outcome, such as the repeated foil stamping required for the Essential Edition of Catch-22. However, the biggest challenge was undoubtedly our lack of a dedicated production space.Back in 2022, we acquired an old, derelict building in Zagreb. The property...Continue Reading

2001: A Space Odyssey has turned out to be quite an adventure. It is undoubtedly our most encompassing project, spanning four editions, including the space launch of the miniature monoliths with the help of Blue Origin. A lot has happened along the way, and we have used that time quite wisely. Now that we have...Continue Reading

Heidi—and our office printer, Gutenberg—just got a new sibling: the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4600! After some internal discussion and feedback from our social media, we’ve decided to call it HAL. Not only does it feature menacing red lights to indicate ink status, but it will also be used to print the illustrations for our upcoming Roman...Continue Reading

As many of you know, letterpress printing takes time. Since we’re still relatively new to it, we take things slowly to ensure everything is done correctly. While we’re reaching the point where the process will become faster, there is a pleasant side effect—extra time to iterate!During this process, we had the opportunity to test various...Continue Reading

As the binding of Catch-22 – Mission Edition continues by the Amaranteam, the first copies have left the building. We’ll be sending them out at a steady pace, so keep an eye out for the address confirmation email followed by a tracking number from DHL.In the mean time, we made a video of the production...Continue Reading

As I’ve already mentioned in our latest newsletter, our Catch-22 is proving to be worthy of its theme and name, but we’re getting there. You can read more about it on the link above, but if you’re looking for a quick rundown, here it is:1. Catch-22 – Essential Edition covers are still giving us some...Continue Reading

“Slow and steady wins the spaghetti”—that’s what is usually mumbled in passing as someone from our team works on one of the books. While silly, it perfectly portrays my (and the Amaranteam’s) approach to our creations—to make them as perfect as humanly possible.As our production slowly, but steadily, moves more and more in-house, we can...Continue Reading

Last time I wrote about 2001: A Space Odyssey, I discussed the eponymous showdown that inspired the design for the HAL Edition. Now, it’s time to go a bit deeper and further. This time, we’re venturing (quite literally) into the Monolith found on Saturn’s moon Iapetus. Like the previous video, this one delves into the...Continue Reading